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Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
lavage - BUN/Cr ... intestines or ascending colon ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... Indications #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Juvenile Polyps + CRC ... 95%, throughout colon ... Likely risk of CRC ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
- Usually normal ... : Usually normal ... Usual therapeutic management ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
Colorectal #Cancer #CRC ... #Colon #Screening ... #PrimaryCare #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Colonoscopy
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:  Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH associated polyposis (MAP)
✓ Genetic
adenomas → 100% CRC ... Can be in normal ... Slight ↑ CRC) → ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
withdrawal times among normal ... look of the right colon ... AGA #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology