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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... performed, may show melanosis ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... /- colonoscopy),
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
(proximal to ligament ... distal to ligament ... comparison #versus #diagnosis ... gastroenterology #ugib ... #lgib
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
sections of the GI ... EUS procedures GI ... ESOPHAGO-GASTRO-DUODENOSCOPE - Diagnostic ... ENTEROSCOPE - Diagnostic ... - Diagnostic, therapeutic
Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Paracentesis, EGD or colonoscopy ... Push enteroscopy, Diagnostic ... balloon enteroscopy, ERCP ... tumor ablation, ERCP ... organ biopsy, Diagnostic
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Classification of Upper GI ... Upper #GIBleed #UGIB ... #diagnosis #endoscopy
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... - Cirrhosis & GI ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... upper or lower GI ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
 • Endoscopy
 • Colonoscopy
 • CT Angiogram
 • Catheter
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding • Endoscopy ... • Colonoscopy ... Bleeding #GIBleed #GI
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
does not need endoscopy ... dyspepsia, FHx of GI ... or odynophagia, GIB ... Testing #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) on Colonoscopy
Veterinarian student with abdominal pain, narcotic seeking, weight loss, early satiety, normal
vermicularis) on Colonoscopy ... Final diagnosis ... GI symptoms didn ... #vermicularis #Colonoscopy ... #endoscopy #clinical