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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Procedures - Diagnostic ... - EUS with out ... enteroscopy - ERCP ... resection - ERCP ... #Risks #Gastroenterology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
or MRCP & CA 19 ... /- AFP CRC - IBD ... - Colonoscopy ... @ diagnosis - ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... ESOPHAGEAL/ DUODENAL/COLONIC ... removal of stents ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology ... #EGD #colonoscopy
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... /- colonoscopy), ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Chronic
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)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... cardiac devices (ICD ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
HyperCa2+ • Other: ERCP ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... ) • Imaging: US ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
of IBD can’t be ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology