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Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
borders are defined ... channel of the colonoscope ... - After resection ... Tricks#management #gastroenterology ... #fellows #colonoscopy
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
and Surveillance Colonoscopy ... Bowel prep instructions ... rate is ≥ 7% polyps ... Complex polyps that ... Guidelines #management #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
strategy with minimal testing ... cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... things" → fewer polyps ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
visualization: • Colonoscopy ... : 100% detection ... specificity for polyps ... table #management #gastroenterology ... #CRC #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
visualization: • Colonoscopy ... : 100% detection ... specificity for polyps ... table #management #gastroenterology ... #CRC #Testing #
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
hypertrophy, colon (↑polyps ... mixed GH & PRL) ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... All patients who are ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology