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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... Propranolol 10mg BID ... adam_c_winters #Esophageal ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... distal end of colonoscope ... for palliative treatment ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology ... #EGD #colonoscopy
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Etiology: - Ischemia ... broad spectrum antibiotic ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
80 F with Afib with acute abdominal pain and syncope.
Ischemic colitis (full thickness)
on Colonoscopy ... with Afib with acute ... After manual/endoscopic ... #Colitis #Colonoscopy ... clinical #colon #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
for Endoscopy ( ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... cardiac devices (ICD ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #Indications #Gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... of Acute Esophageal ... ) - No role in acute ... banding • Antibiotics ... 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
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Family history of IBD ... malignancy • Esophageal ... aneurysms • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... • Antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology