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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
and Polyp Surveillance ... - Interval: • Colonoscopy ... • Adenomatous Polyps ... • Serrated Polyps ... #Polyp #Surveillance
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Diverticular, Cancer, Polyps ... Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , Radiation CMC ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
Improve Quality of Screening ... performed to increase polyp ... detection rate is ≥ 7% polyps ... be useful for polyps ... Complex polyps that
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Post-polypectomy, Polyps ... IBO, Infectious colitis ... , Radiation colitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
diarrhea) • FCP, CRP ... , Colonoscopy • ... Observation (FCP/CRP ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... Treatment #Management #Algorithm
Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Foreign Body • Otitis ... • Benign Mass (Polyp ... Middle Ear: • Otitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... specificity for CRC ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... specificity for polyps ... Cancer #colon #Screening
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Colorectal Cancer Screening ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... specificity for polyps ... Cancer #colon #Screening
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance 
LOW RISK - Follow-up Colonoscopy at 3 years:
 • Quiescent disease , Endoscopic
IBD Colonoscopy ... risk factors for CRC ... • Inflammatory polyps ... Risk factors for CRC ... years OR • FHx of CRC
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
in ulcerative colitis ... guidelines - Colonoscopy ... subsequent surveillance colonoscopy ... colonoscopy at ... Colorectal #Cancer #CRC