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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Risk - Summary ... guideline Low Risk ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... sphincterotomy High Risk ... #Risks #Gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Upper GI Bleed - ... Prevalence and Risk ... value for the risk ... #Diagnosis #Gastroenterology ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Classification of Upper ... Oozing, Re-bleeding Risk ... GIBleed #UGIB #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... sens. >12 inc. risk ... • Start with EGD ... scope as a back ... #diagnosis #management
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Distinguishing Upper ... units) • Notable risk ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison ... #versus #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Classification of the stigmata of bleeding ulcers, including prevalence and risks of further bleeding; 

A, clean
prevalence and risks ... #Diagnosis #Gastroenterology ... #UpperGI #Rebleeding ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD ... #Endoscopy
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... bleeding • OVER-THE-SCOPE ... laceration in upper ... ERCP • CHOLANGIO-SCOPE ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... solid lesions (upper ... infection and high risk ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
TGF-ß family - Criteria ... smooth muscle core ... colon → Likely risk ... Polyposis #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
discharge, dysphagia, sore ... Plasmacytoma: • Upper ... patients with EMD ... plasmacytoma carries a risk ... involvement - higher risk