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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
Family History Performance ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... #Screening #Indications ... #Testing #Indications
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult ... Private practice setting ... 1) Redundant Colon ... failed/redundant colons ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... specificity for CRC ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... #Testing
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Microbiologic-Testing ... C. difficile PCR ... Adjust IS medications ... Workup #Management #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... the type of and indication ... surgery Stress Testing
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... K/creatinine (Cr ... confirmed via genetic testing ... Other medications ... #differential #algorithm