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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
points from ASGE guideline ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... placement (low if ASA ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management ... #Guidelines
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
occurring at the end ... increases when AAA ... et al. (2003) Guidelines ... 37:1106-1117 #Management ... #AAA #AorticAneurysm
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 ... Sensitivity of EGD ... • CT findings
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... >120 refer to AGA ... practice guidelines ... Variceal Bleed Management ... #diagnosis #management
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Bleed (Other than EGD ... double-balloon endoscopy ... Triple-phase CT ... or nephropathy CT ... Bleed #GIBleed #management
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
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... Achalasia - ACG Guidelines ... • Endoscopy to look ... puckering of the EGJ ... #ACG #Guidelines
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
GRACE-2 Guidelines ... ) Should adult ED ... receive a repeat CT ... SAEMonline #GRACE2 #Guidelines ... Emergency #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
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... Screening Guidelines ... mortality 26% • CT ... comparison #table #management