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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
- Diagnostic endoscopy ... ) - Capsule endoscopy ... GregoryTBrennan #Endoscopy ... #Risks #Gastroenterology ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
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
hemorrhage (Panel B, Video ... underwent repeat endoscopy ... Clinical #Radiology #GI ... Mesenteric #Ischemia #EGD ... #CT #NEJM
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Non-Variceal Upper GI ... Bleeding Pre-Endoscopy ... • 'Early endoscopy ... 24 hours Post-Endoscopy ... #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Endoscopy Tools ... laceration in upper Gl endoscopy ... accessories • CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY ... #Endoscopy #Tools ... #accessories #EGD
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
-4 • Consult GI ... • Endoscopy ( ... Sig or Colon +EGD ... Cross-sectional Imaging (MR/CT ... Colitis #diagnosis #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 ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology