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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
Surveillance Intervals Colon ... - q3 years • Flexible ... - q5 years • Colon ... #Colorectal #colon ... Surveillance #Intervals #management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
mortality 65-88% • Flexible ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... comparison #table #management
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
mortality 65-88% • Flexible ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... comparison #table #management
Mesalamine (Mesalazine) Therapy Simplified by Location
Orals - Terminal Ileum, Ascending Colon, Transverse Colon
Enemas - Reach the
Ileum, Ascending Colon ... , Transverse Colon ... Reach the sigmoid colon ... administration #Location #management
Colon Polyp Removal Algorithm - Endoscopy or Surgery Referral
Studies show polyp removal surgeries are performed at
Colon Polyp Removal ... for surgery #Colon ... Surgery #Referral #management
Colon - Arterial Blood Supply

By @rev.med

#Colon #Arterial #Blood #Supply #arteries #colonic #anatomy
Colon - Arterial ... By @rev.med #Colon
Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
Warfarin color-coded ... cardiology #warfarin #management
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Location Ascending Colon ... neutropenia) Descending Colon
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Colorless/Straw color ... , Straw/yellow color ... 3,000 WBC, Yellow color ... WBC, Pus/mixed color ... to blood, Red color
The Minnesota Tube
-Flexible plastic tube with 4 important components
-Gastric Aspiration Port
-Gastric Balloon (400cc)
-Esophageal Balloon (inflated typically
Minnesota Tube -Flexible ... #Management #MinnesotaTube