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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Management Global ... Alosetron 0.5-1 ... in ♀ <65yo with 1 ... #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... =0.53 • Endoscopic ... free survival at 1 ... #varices #management ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ... ERCP 1. ... pancreatitis (treatment ... Stone extraction, Endoscopic ... #management #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... mg PO qd - If needing ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... Diagnosis (2 of 3): 1) ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... ): - Endoscopic ... - what is the bleeding ... the type of and indication ... medical and surgical management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... cardiac devices (ICD ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
Guidelines 1. ... have malignant endoscopic ... including procedure indication ... AGA #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
unclear DDX: 1. ... secondary causes leading ... of dysphagia (<1 ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology