11 results
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
forceps biopsy (EGD ... placement (low if ASA ... - Resections (ESD ... Gastroenterology #EGD ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... patient with known AAA ... compression of AAA ... and known AAA ( ... • CT findings
Forrest Classification for Describing Endoscopic Findings in Patients With Bleeding Ulcers and Predicting Risk of Rebleeding

Classification
 Ia  Spurting bleed ... Yes 55 IV Clear ... liquid  Ib  Oozing bleed ... Classification #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Risk #Rebleeding
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... (Other than EGD ... Triple-phase CT ... or nephropathy CT ... #GIBleed #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... >120 refer to AGA ... Regarding Variceal Bleed ... Management By ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Management: • ... Management: • ... hours • Initiate clear ... • Rescope if bleed ... NonVariceal #Upper #GIBleed
Clear Cap Tamponade of Bleeding on Endoscopy
Clear Cap Crowd Control : stop active bleeding using tamponade
of Bleeding on Endoscopy ... Clear Cap Crowd ... torrential focal bleed ... Tamponade #Bleeding #Endoscopy ... #clinical #EGD
Reversible Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - A computed tomographic scan showed jejunal dilatation and thinning of the
hemorrhage (Panel B, Video ... underwent repeat endoscopy ... Mesenteric #Ischemia #EGD ... #CT #NEJM
Algorithmic Approach to Severe Hematochezia
 - Hematochezia is due to a lower GI bleed ~85% of
to a lower GI bleed ... with an upper endoscopy ... delay appropriate management ... NG lavage, and CT ... #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