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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Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
chest pain, Sepsis Diagnosis ... EGD and Biopsy Differential ... Pseudomembranous esophagitis ... black #esophagus #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Causes of Acute Liver ... Injury #Diagnosis ... Hepatology #Acute #Liver ... Injury #Causes #Differential
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
of Severe Acute Liver ... - Drug-Induced liver ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
for Albumin for Management ... paracentesis (>5 liter ... ) - 8g per liter ... #Indications #Management ... #Cirrhosis #treatment
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis ... Anemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... infection with severe liver ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... #Indications #management
Refractory Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE) Management Algorithm
Initial treatment with topical steroids
Initial treatment with dietary elimination
Continued EoE nonresponse:
Refractory Eosinophilic Esophagitis ... (EOE) Management ... Algorithm Initial treatment ... #Eosinophilic #Esophagitis ... #Management #Algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... symptoms, elevated liver ... hemochromatosis #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Alcohol-related liver ... #Injury #Diagnosis