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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Procedures - Diagnostic ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... placement (low if ASA ... Gastroenterology #EGD ... LowRisk #HighRisk #Diagnosis
Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
Pulsatile AAA on ... abdominal mass, which CT ... #Pulsatile #AAA ... Aorta #Clinical #Video ... #NJEM #vascular
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
patient with known AAA ... compression of AAA ... Sensitivity of EGD ... • CT findings ... Management #Summary #vascular
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... 50mOsm/kg, Consider CT ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... Abdominal imaging (CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
increased pulmonary vascular ... be detected on CT ... if there is no clear ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
CT head showed engorgement ... ophthalmic veins CT ... Patient underwent a diagnostic ... Commonly, vascular ... Bilateral #clinical #video
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... multiple coronary vascular ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
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
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
intervention indicated Diagnostic ... • Endoscopy ( ... Sig or Colon +EGD ... Cross-sectional Imaging (MR/CT ... CheckpointInhibitor #Colitis #diagnosis
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... sphincter to relax EGD ... evaluated with CT ... , endoscopy, or ... #Achalasia #diagnosis