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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Endoscopic Bleeding ... enteroscopy - ERCP ... #Endoscopic #Bleeding ... #Risks #Gastroenterology ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
for Endoscopy ( ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... Diagnosis and Management ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... ligation - EGD ... #treatment #endoscopy
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... mucosa Stricture Management ... : • ACHALASIA BALLOON ... patients with achalasia ... for palliative treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
HyperCa2+ • Other: ERCP ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... • Antibiotics ... Gallstones: Urgent ERCP ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... banding • Antibiotics ... #varices #management ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Treatment of Pouchitis
 • Microbiota-associated - Antibiotics (ciproflaxcin, metronidzole, tinidazole, amoxicillin)
 • Immune-mediated - Budesonide, Mesalamines;
Treatment of Pouchitis ... Microbiota-associated - Antibiotics ... pouchitis) • Ischemia ... obstruction-fecal stasis - Endoscopic ... #management #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... • Endoscopy to look ... puckering of the EGJ ... #Diagnosis #Management ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sphincter to relax EGD ... secondary causes leading ... , or endoscopic ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
Perforation Management ... Drain/Vent A - Antibiotics ... IR drains) F - Feeding ... #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology