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Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Causes: • Antibiotic ... suppression) • Host ... #Infection #HPylori ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... differentiate past ... Test or repeat EGD ... #hpylori #Diagnosis ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... Diagnosis and Management ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... imaging (anatomy) POST-ENDOSCOPY ... Surveillance EGD
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
PEG Tube Placement - Scoping Summary
 • PEG: Push vs Pull Technique
 • Most Common Indications
Technique • Most ... pharmacist - Antibiotics ... - Bleeding ... Placement #Summary #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... EGD and the Banding ... higher rate of post-band ... #gastroenterology ... fellows #endoscopy #egd
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... obstruction - Most ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
infection up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... mg PO qd - If needing ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... polypectomy; prevents post-polypectomy ... mucosa Stricture Management ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology ... #accessories #EGD
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding ... within 24 hours Post-Endoscopy ... If peptic ulcer bleeding ... Pylori • Anti-thrombotic ... #gastroenterology