Gastroenterology

1/x Pt w/dialysis-dependent AKI arrives from LTAC w/severe acute hypernatremia (166). High GI output is deemed possibly causative. H/o pancreatic/duodenal fístula and PEG. Loss of hypotonic fluids and limited access to water seemed plausible. Let’s look at the rest of the BMP...

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HOW does gabapentin work?
DOES gabapentin work?
WHY is gabapentin so shady?

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Keywords: Glutatmate, Asterixis, Alcohol-use disorder
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Rare #liverTxp complication🚨
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)

🚨Incidence: ~1%

🚨S/S: AMS, seizure, headache

🚨Dx
1⃣Acute neuro s/s
2⃣vasogenic edema on image
3⃣reversibility of clinical/Radiology finding

📚https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533845/

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Ever wonder why Wilson disease causes Kayser-Fleischer rings to form in the cornea?

Let’s explore the history, mechanism, and implications of the infamous ring.

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Greetings,

To welcome all incoming first year GI fellows, I'm making a simple tutorial on how to set up an endoscopy cart in case you are called in without tech support. Good endoscopists must have a good understanding of how to set up and troubleshoot equipment if need be.