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Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
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Management of Low ... calprotectin, CRP ... thereafter • Repeat colonoscopy ... Crohns #Disease #Management ... LowRisk #Mild #Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
risk • Routine colonoscopy ... lactoferrin + CRP ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... and Hepatology ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
visualization: • Colonoscopy ... CAllamneni via Emory Gastroenterology ... and Hepatology ... comparison #table #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 ... Disease Activity: Colonoscopy ... Imaging/VCE, FCP, CRP ... Optimize Therapy • Deep ... #gastroenterology
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 ... specificity for CRC ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... comparison #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... • Keep in mind ... • Monitor: CBC ... Hbe-Ag. anti-Hbe ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Other than EGD + Colonoscopy ... stricture, limited anatomic ... bowel disease Deep ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
- AGA Guidelines ... By Dr Cindy Ye @ ... Screening #quality #AGA ... #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR) - Polyp Resection Techniques
Technique:
 • Planned resection margins marked thermally. The full-thickness
placed onto the colonoscope ... or polyps with deep ... Polyps in difficult anatomic ... Polyp #Resection #Management ... #gastroenterology