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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Refractory Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE) Management Algorithm
Initial treatment with topical steroids
Initial treatment with dietary elimination
Continued EoE nonresponse:
Refractory Eosinophilic Esophagitis ... (EOE) Management ... #EoE #Refractory ... #Eosinophilic #Esophagitis ... #Management #Algorithm
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Treatment Algorithm
Medical therapy:
 • Proton pump inhibition
 • Topical corticosteroids
Diet therapy
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis ... (EoE) - Treatment ... testing directed #EoE ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #management #gastroenterology
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
EGD and Biopsy Differential ... Pseudomembranous esophagitis ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... esophagus #diagnosis #management
Secondary Causes of Esophageal Eosinophilia (EoE) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
 • Eosinophilic gastrointestinal
Eosinophilia (EoE ... ) - Differential ... • Stasis esophagitis ... wasting syndrome #Eoe ... #Differential #
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
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
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... can be bridge to Liver ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Gastroenteritis: Treatment ... as CT scan #EoE ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment ... #management #gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... symptoms, elevated liver ... is >1,000 μg/L, liver ... A liver biopsy can ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Topical Corticosteroids
 • Liquid - Budesonide - 1 mg PO BID -
Eosinophilic Esophagitis ... (EoE) - Topical ... formulations for treatment ... #Eosinophilic #Esophagitis ... Corticosteroids #management