ALIEM CARDS GASTROINTESTINAL
Paucis Verbis: Upper GI bleeding

Do you know what the Blatchford clinical predict...

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ALIEM CARDS GASTROINTESTINAL TRAUMA
Paucis Verbis: Blunt Abdominal Injury, Likelihood Ratios

This month’s issue of JAMA addresses the question “Does t...

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ALIEM CARDS GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOLOGY
Paucis Verbis: Diagnostic testing tips for acute abdominal pain

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ALIEM CARDS GASTROINTESTINAL TOX & MEDICATIONS
Paucis Verbis: NSAIDS and upper GI bleeds

Primum non nocere. Do no harm....

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Paucis Verbis: Clostridium Difficile

I just finished taking the 2011 LLSA exam to...

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Paucis Verbis: Outpatient treatment for diverticulitis

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Paucis Verbis card: Dysphagia

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GASTROINTESTINAL TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Trick of the Trade: "Pour some sugar on me" | Reducing a rectal prolapse

Rectal prolapses are typically caused by weakened rectal muscles, continued straining, stresses during childbirth, weakened ligaments, or neurological deficits. How do you fix them? You can attempt manual reduction of the prolapse by using direct pressure. On the other extr...

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ALIEM CARDS GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURE
Paucis Verbis card: Ascites assessment with paracentesis

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