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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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
(IBS) - Pathophysiology ... , Diagnosis and ... factors: Previous acute ... Younger age, Other functional ... common: Food, Acute
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Functional Dyspepsia ... - Pathophysiology ... pylori infection, Acute ... Early satiety #Functional ... #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #Acute ... Injury #Causes #Differential
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe Acute ... hepatitis - Acute ... LiverInjury #Severe #Acute ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Gallstone Diseases
1. Asymptomatic Stones 75%
2. Biliary Pain 20%
3. Acute Cholecystitis 10%
4. Mirizzi's Syndrome < 0.1%
5. Cholangitis/
Acute Cholecystitis ... Mirizzi's Syndrome ... Fistula/Bouveret's Syndrome ... Gallstone #Diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Pouch Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis • Surgical ... Inflammatory polyps • Functional ... Pouch #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #surgery
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
IV Criteria for diagnosing ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... irritable bowel syndrome ... episodes of intense, acute ... irritable bowel syndrome
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Pancreatic atrophy, Acute ... Shwachman-Diamond syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... elastase #low #differential ... #diagnosis #causes