8 results
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Endoscopic Bleeding ... Summary points from ASGE ... placement (low if ASA ... Gregory Brennan MD ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
precise site of bleeding ... post-polypectomy bleeding ... as fistula, Gl bleeding ... mucosa Stricture Management ... #accessories #EGD
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal ... Bleeding - Scoping ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... >120 refer to AGA ... ScopingSundays #Esophageal
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... of Bleeding Esophageal ... EGD and the Banding ... gastroenterology #fellows ... #endoscopy #egd
Clear Cap Tamponade of Bleeding on Endoscopy
Clear Cap Crowd Control : stop active bleeding using tamponade
Endoscopy Clear ... This allows you ... your hemostatic device ... Andy Tau, MD @DrBloodandGuts ... #EGD #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
(ASGE 2015) ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... grafts/cardiac devices ... #EGD #Indications ... Gastroenterology #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Any implantable devices ... Age 4. ... - what is the bleeding ... undergoing AAA ... surgical management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sphincter to relax EGD ... secondary causes leading ... loss (>6.8 kg) • Age ... evaluated with CT, endoscopy ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management