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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
forceps biopsy (EGD ... endoscopy - EUS ... enteroscopy - ERCP ... resection - ERCP ... Gastroenterology #EGD
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
and bile duct EUS ... Accessories: • EUS ... suspicious lesions • EUS ... dearer views in EUS ... #eus #ercp
Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Paracentesis, EGD ... or colonoscopy, ... balloon enteroscopy, ERCP ... dilation or stent, EUS ... tumor ablation, ERCP
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
bleeding - EUS-FNA ... transplant getting ERCP ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... prosthesis - EUS-FNA ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
intolerance suspected, Colonoscopy ... diet), Endoscopy (EGD ... +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... ultrasound, or MRCP ... Inflammatory: • Colonoscopy
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
or MRCP & CA 19 ... adenocarcinoma - Annual US ... cirrhosis) - US ... CRC - IBD - Colonoscopy ... Annual surveillance colonoscopy
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obtain RUQ US to ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
• 2nd line: EUS ... secretin-enhanced MRCP ... cross-sectional imaging or EUS ... diagnosis with EUS-guided
EBUS NSCLC Lymph Node Staging Algorithm

#EBUS #NSCLC #Staging #Algorithm #pulmonary #diagnosis
EBUS NSCLC Lymph ... Node Staging Algorithm ... #EBUS #NSCLC # ... Staging #Algorithm
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pancreatitis: eg ... fibrosis - Post ERCP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm