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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
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
80 F with Afib with acute abdominal pain and syncope.
Ischemic colitis (full thickness)
Ischemic Colitis ... with Afib with acute ... Ischemic colitis ... After manual/endoscopic ... DrBloodandGuts #Ischemic
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... • Antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Causes of Nausea ... Diuretics - Antibiotics ... • Foods • IBS ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #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
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... for palliative treatment ... energy or heat to cause ... pictures as it passes ... Aguila @enrrikke #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 ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... Causes of ulceration ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... of Acute Esophageal ... from the ulcer caused ... • Antibiotics ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive: • Acute ... Early embolic/ischemic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics ... Treat underlying cause