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Small Bowel Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • General Principles of Management
 • Optimal Timing for Capsule
Small Bowel Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... Endoscopy • Bowel Prep ... #Capsule #Summary ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Lower GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • Hematochezia
 • History and Physical
 • LGI Bleeding and
Lower GI Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... Antiplatelet Therapy • Risk ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preop creatinine ... Preop creatinine ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... select patients #Preop
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
and procedural bleeding ... risk ✔ Procedures ... with a very low bleeding ... • High Bleed-Risk ... #pharmacology #preop
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
has a very high bleeding ... and bleeding risk ... surgeries are high bleeding ... risk ... Hold #Continue #preop
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... acute settings - Pre-endoscopic ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... efforts should focus ... their increased risk ... #Hyperkalemia #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
initially requires an evaluation ... to respiratory risk ... A summary of the ... #Differences #Algorithm
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... and Management Summary ... PRE-ENDOSCOPY ... following TIPS • Pre-TIPS ... evaluation (if
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Diagnosis • Pre-existing ... levels (levels ↑ in pre-eclampsia ... African ancestry, pre-eclampsia ... Period • Breast-feeding