Dr. Michael Chew @mchew85
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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Screening and surveillance of varices in patients with cirrhosis. 

- No for screening need if platelets
Screening and surveillance ... - No for screening ... varices #Variceal #Screening ... #PrimaryCare #Algorithm
Microscopic Colitis - Management Algorithm
Induction: Budesonide 9 mg daily, 6 to 8 weeks
Maintenance: Budesonide low-dose (3-6
Colitis - Management Algorithm ... Maintenance: Budesonide low-dose ... Colitis #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #low ... #cobalamin #differential
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... suggested initial screening ... should undergo screening ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
oncotic pressure Low ... Interpretation #Differential
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
liver disease algorithm ... , signifying a low ... Disease #NAFLD #algorithm
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Dos and Don’ts Screening ... Prioritizing Tool • Low ... • Prescribe low
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Variceal Screening in Pregnancy and Conception

#Variceal #Screening #Pregnancy #Conception #gastroenterology #obstetrics #algorithm #cirrhosis
Variceal Screening ... #Variceal #Screening ... gastroenterology #obstetrics #algorithm
Variceal Screening Algorithm in Cirrhosis
No varices -> repeat 2-3 years 
Small varices->repeat 1-2 years unless child
Variceal Screening ... Algorithm in Cirrhosis ... #Variceal #Screening ... #Algorithm #EGD