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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Procedures - Diagnostic ... hemostasis - PEG placement ... endoscopic mucosal resection ... or bougie) - Resections ... Bleeding #Risks #Gastroenterology
PEG Tube Placement - Scoping Summary
 • PEG: Push vs Pull Technique
 • Most Common Indications
PEG Tube Placement ... • Most Common Indications ... Carefully revise indication ... #Summary #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ... sphincterotomy, Stent placement ... nasopancreatic drain placement ... papilla #ERCP #Indications ... #management #gastroenterology
History Taking for IBD - FECES Mnemonic
FECES:
F - Frequency- how often? nocturnal sx? 
E - Emptying
Surgerles— bowel resection ... mnemonic #FECES #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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classified into simple retention ... characteristics - various diagnostic ... lesions #PCLs #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
, Amyloidosis, Resection ... Gastritis Other: Medications ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diarrhea (MINT): • Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... failure with reduced ejection ... Deficiency #Management #Diagnosis ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Indications
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... Stool #Cultures #Indications ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM)
 • GIM is a precancerous, histopathologic change characterized by replacement of normal
characterized by replacement ... Metaplasia #GIM #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology