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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
Colorectal Cancer ... Intervals Colon Cancer ... q5-10 years • CT ... DeanEhrlich_MD #Colorectal ... Surveillance #Intervals #management
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:
 • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH
Inherited Colorectal ... Cancer (CRS) Syndromes ... DeanEhrlich_MD #Inherited #Colorectal ... #Cancer #CRS #Syndromes ... #diagnosis #management
Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift change.

J Emerg Med.
#Management #Dashboard ... #Shift #Signout
AATS lung cancer screening guidelines for solid nodules on low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). PET/CT, Positron emission
AATS lung cancer ... PET/CT, Positron ... computed tomography #Management
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - Management ... , Polypectomy, Colorectal ... cancer Unstable ... LGIB #GIBleed #management
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
without PSC • CANCER ... increased risk of colorectal ... hepato-biliary cancers ... liver disease management ... Cholangitis #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 ... Cancer Screening ... mortality 26% • CT ... #Cancer #colon ... comparison #table #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Lymphoma or other cancers ... gastric and breast cancer ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... hematology #diagnosis #management
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Screening for colorectal ... cancer in average ... Does not change management
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
associated with colorectal ... cancer ... rupture U/S or CT-guided