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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Endoscopic Bleeding ... Risk - Summary ... placement (low if ASA ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management ... #Guidelines
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
- Scoping Summary ... >120 refer to AGA ... practice guidelines ... acute settings - Pre-endoscopic ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Evaluation and Management ... to 24 months of age ... of Pediatrics Section ... Guidelines are based ... Guidelines are not
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
ducts, commonly leading ... and the median age ... many indications ... liver disease management ... #summary #Hepatology
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
card, NOT FROM DRE ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... esophagitis, gastritis, IBD ... supplementation, ASA ... Does not change management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... pregnancy, maternal age ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
Colonoscopy - AGA ... Bowel prep instructions ... including procedure indication ... Screening #quality #AGA ... #Guidelines #management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary 10 percent ... at autopsy • Age ... Open surgical resection ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... the type of and indication ... medical and surgical management
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
- Scoping Summary ... Pre-Endoscopic ... Infusion = 40mg IV BID ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm