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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
- Diagnostic endoscopy ... ) - Capsule endoscopy ... placement (low if ASA ... GregoryTBrennan #Endoscopy ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Paracentesis, EGD ... polypectomy, Capsule endoscopy ... balloon enteroscopy, ERCP ... tumor ablation, ERCP ... thresholds #targets #management
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
50mOsm/kg, Consider CT ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... Abdominal imaging (CT ... ultrasound, or MRCP
Basics of Biliary Strictures on Endoscopy
 - Causes of Biliary strictures
 - Benign Strictures Classification
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Strictures on Endoscopy ... Cholangioscopy - Stricture Management ... Biliary #Strictures #Endoscopy ... #Basics #EGD #diagnosis ... #management #ercp
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology Endoscopy ... laceration in upper Gl endoscopy ... accessories • CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY ... Gastroenterology #Endoscopy ... #accessories #EGD
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Bleed (Other than EGD ... Colonoscopy) Pill endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy ... intraoperative endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy
Reversible Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - A computed tomographic scan showed jejunal dilatation and thinning of the
Endoscopic examination ... hemorrhage (Panel B, Video ... underwent repeat endoscopy ... Mesenteric #Ischemia #EGD ... #CT #NEJM
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... transplant getting ERCP ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Indications ... Gastroenterology #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 ... evaluated with CT ... , endoscopy, or ... endoscopic ultrasonography ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Endoscopy ( ... Sig or Colon +EGD ... Cross-sectional Imaging (MR/CT ... Colitis #diagnosis #management