Category Gastroenterology
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Hypothermia and varices

Variceal bleeds can lead to terrifyingly messy resuscitations; this talk reviews tricks and tips for rescuing your patient from massive GI bleeding disasters.

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Einar Meulengracht

Jens Einar Meulengracht (1887 - 1976) was a Danish physician. Meulengracht ikterus index; Meulengracht diet; Gilbert syndrome

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Portal vein thrombosis

Portal vein thrombosis: thrombus formation in the portal vein +/- tributaries (superior mesenteric vein, IMV and splenic vein)

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Portal Hypertension

Portal Hypertension = increased resistance to flow through liver -> shunted around the other collateral vascular beds; the most common complication of cirrhotic liver disease

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Acute Cholangitis

Acute or ascending cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening systemic infection resulting from inflammation and infection of the biliary tree due to bacterial growth in the bile, usually in the context of biliary obstruction