REVIEW THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR EACH DISEASE
1. MANAGEMENT
2. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
3. DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS
4. UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY
ESOPHAGUS: 1. Achalasia 2. Hiatal hernia a. Sliding b. Paraesophageal 3. Esophageal cancer 4. Esophageal perforation a. Instrumental b. Spontaneous (Boerhaave's syndrome) STOMACH AND DUODENUM: 1. Peptic ulcer disease a. Duodenal b. Gastric 2. Gastric carcinoma SPLEEN: 1. Trauma 2. Immune thrombocytic purpura 3. Hodgkin's disease 4. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 5. Postsplenectomy sepsis LIVER: 1. Hepatocellular carcinoma 2. Pyogenic vs amebic liver abscess 3. Portal hypertension INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION: 1. Simple vs strangulating 2. Paralytic ileus
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