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Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
increase polyp detection ... feedback on adenoma detection ... Goal adenoma detection ... serrated lesion detection ... resection rather
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
PDE5 inhibitors are ... inhibitors enhance an erection ... #pharmacology #comparison ... dosing #drugs #table
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Colonoscopy) Pill endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy ... sensitivity for detection ... intraoperative endoscopy ... GIBleed #management #gastroenterology
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Antigen-antibody complexes are ... Tuberculin test, Graft rejection ... types #allergy #table ... classification #comparison
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Colonoscopy: 100% detection ... CAllamneni via Emory Gastroenterology ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
fungi; exceptions are ... sensitive as Ag detection ... ; some strains are ... fungi #fungus #comparison ... #table
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
CRC, Long term reduction ... Colonoscopy: 100% detection ... Indications #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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tolerating oral intake, stable ... mucosal lesions on endoscopy ... Prior small bowel resection ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Enema Selection / Comparison Table

A short guide for choosing which enema to order depending on the
Enema Selection ... / Comparison Table ... oil #Enema #Comparison ... #Table #Fleet # ... SoapSuds #MineralOil #Gastroenterology
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... See table below ... Although electron ... microscopy and antibody detection ... Negative Staining Electron