Gastroenterology

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Gastroenterology Portal

 

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Calculators

 Gastroenterology Calculators

• ABIC score – Stratification of risk of death in alcoholic hepatitis (AH)
• Alcoholic Hepatitis Histological Score (AHHS)– Prognostic Stratification of Alcoholic Hepatitis
• Child-Turcotte-Pugh Score -chronic liver disease – used to assess the prognosis of chronic liver disease, mainly cirrhosis. Although it was originally used to predict mortality during surgery, it is now used to determine the prognosis, as well as the required strength of treatment and the necessity of liver transplantation.
• Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI)– The CDAI is an important research tool for quantifying symptoms as well as determining the impact of drug therapy on overall symptoms.
• Forrest classification – Risk stratification of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage -UGIB
• Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score (GAHS) predicts survival from alcoholic hepatitis with respect to individual Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score (GAHS) values
• Glasgow-Blatchford bleeding score (GBS)– Screening tool for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB)
• Harvey-Bradshaw Index – useful tool for assessing the degree of illness (activity) in patient’s with Crohn’s disease
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) treatment options
• Lille Model Scoring in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis – helps to identify patients ‘early’ with severe alcoholic hepatitis that are likely to respond to steroid therapy or who will require alternative treatment options.
• Mayo Scoring System for Assessment of Ulcerative Colitis
• MELD Score (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease) -useful tool in predicting the probability of death from liver disease and how urgently an individual needs a liver transplant in the next three months.
• MELD-Na Score (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease) -United Network for Organ Sharing proposed that MELD-Na score (an extension of MELD) may better rank candidates based on their risk of pre-transplant mortality and is projected to save 50-60 lives total per year.
• Modified Maddrey’s discriminant function (mDF) – (Score) is a predictive statistical model useful for evaluating the severity and prognosis in alcoholic hepatitis
• Ransons Criteria mortality risk for acute pancreatitis- clinical prediction rule for predicting the prognosis and mortality risk of acute pancreatitis.
• Rockall score for the evaluation of upper gastrointestinal bleeding – based on clinical criteria including age, shock and presence of other comorbidities. The scoring system helps evaluate patients at risk of re-bleeding or death following acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• Rome iii criteria for IBS
• Rome IV diagnostic criteria -Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Stool Osmotic Gap– Secretory vs Osmotic diarrhea

 

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Drug Tables  and Latest Articles

• Antacids
• Anti-cholinergics
• Anti-Diarrheals
• Anti-Emetics
• Anti-Spasmotics (Bowel)
• Biological response modifiers (BRMs) – TNF inhibitors
• Gastrointestinal (Other)
• H2 Blockers
• Helicobacter Pylori
• Hemorrhoids
• Laxatives
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Proton pump inhibitors

 Other

• Cholestyramine and its role in C. difficile infections
• Gastrointestinal Diseases- an overview

 

Articles

• https://globalrph.com/2024/09/surgical-success-crohns-disease/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/09/ibd-remission-communication/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/09/sibo-risk-in-intestinal-failure-patients/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/09/colorectal-cancer-lifestyle-habits/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/08/constipation-in-adults-comorbid-conditions/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/08/methotrexate-accumulation-by-disease-state/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/08/colitis-in-inflammatory-eye-disease/
• https://globalrph.com/2024/07/silica-dust-increase-inflammation/
• Precision Medication Therapy Strategy In Crohn’s Disease: Financial Advantages
• Abdominal Lavage Effectiveness In Appendicitis
• Gastric Bypass Compared To Sleeve Gastrectomy In Diabetic Patients
• Anal Fistula Patients: A Quality Of Life Tool
• Chronic Constipation In Adults : A Systematic Study On Dietary Effects
• Fistula Presence As A Cancer Risk Factor In Crohn’s Disease
• Ulcerative Proctitis: Best Practice Treatment
• Ulcerative Colitis Inflammation Status Using AI Technology

 

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Other

• Therapeutic Drug Levels
• Common LAB Values

 

 

 

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Statistics

• Number needed to treat (NNT) Calculator
• Odds Ratio