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ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
#Screening #Indications ... #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology ... Indications
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
lavage - BUN/Cr ... intestines or ascending colon ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Altered Urine Color ... rhubarb Medications ... carrots Medications ... Conditions: blue diaper ... Discoloration #Differential
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Juvenile Polyps + CRC ... 95%, throughout colon ... Likely risk of CRC ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
De-escalation and IBD - Management ... Imaging/VCE, FCP, CRP ... IBD #algorithm #management ... #gastroenterology ... #indications
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... 3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... algorithm #treatment #management
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
Post-operative phenomenon, Medications ... bacteria in the colon ... NS • Give 250 cc ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
essentially how fast you draw ... variable and fixed - indicating ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Criteria • ↑ ESR, CRP ... Regurgitation • Colon ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management