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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Risk - Summary ... points from ASGE ... Gregory Brennan MD ... #EGD #LowRisk # ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Management Summary ... matter how long ago ... compression of AAA ... may undergo EGD ... #Summary #vascular
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... >120 refer to AGA ... #Summary #Endoscopy
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
ducts, commonly leading ... occurs at all ages ... at increased risk ... disease management ... #summary #Hepatology
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... sens. >12 inc. risk ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... • Towards the end ... Risk Factors and ... pregnancy, maternal age ... Period • Breast-feeding
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Emergencies - OnePager Summary ... BLEEDING ... re-insertion due to risk ... Surgical management ... #differential #management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
(ASGE 2015) ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... high risk cardiac ... #EGD #Indications ... Gastroenterology #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

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