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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
CRC - IBD - Colonoscopy ... @ diagnosis - ... PSC #Malignancy #Cancer ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Diagnosis
Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
Herpes Zoster Cancer ... , Skin screen, Colonoscopy ... #inflammatory #bowel ... Checklist #hcm #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... red flags - Low chance ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #workup #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel ... Previous gastric ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... biopsy - Small bowel ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Cirrhosis, Colorectal cancer ... , Small-bowel cancer ... #Disease #IBD #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... serology first Small bowel ... perform routine gastric ... identification of small bowel ... #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... • Irritable Bowel ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Quality - Visual Guide
Poor or incomplete visualization of the colon reduces the yield
Colonoscopy Bowel ... #Colonoscopy #Bowel ... Preparation #Quality #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBS (irritable bowel ... syndrome), Cancer ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... #differential #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Stoma Indications, Output and Complications

Stoma Types:
 • End ileostomy
 • Loop ileostomy
 • End colostomy
 •
keratosis (warty), cancer ... digestion • Bowel ... Complications #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology