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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
for Endoscopy ( ... mediastinal cysts - Biliary ... GI tract) - Biliary ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #Indications #Gastroenterology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram negative ... Presentation ​- Acute ... Months-Years): ​• Miliar ... DIAGNOSIS: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Biliary Ascariasis - Balloon Extraction on Endoscopy/ERCP

8 years old patient with acute pancreatitis and a MRCP
Biliary Ascariasis ... Extraction on Endoscopy ... old patient with acute ... ManearrietaGar #Biliary ... Ascaris #parasite #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Imaging: US (biliary ... • Antibiotics ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Common Bile Duct Stone removal on ERCP

A video demonstrating why gallstone pancreatitis should make one suspicious
removal on ERCP A video ... @SiddikiGI #Biliary ... extraction #ERCP #gastroenterology ... #cbd #endoscopy
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
for Treatment of Acute ... ) - No role in acute ... empirically until endoscopy ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology