8 results
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
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calprotectin, CRP ... thereafter • Repeat colonoscopy ... 8 weeks • 5 ASA ... Disease #Management #LowRisk ... #Mild #Gastroenterology
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
forceps biopsy (EGD, Colo ... placement (low if ASA ... Bleeding #Risks #Gastroenterology ... #EGD #LowRisk #
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
visualization: • Colonoscopy ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... CAllamneni via Emory Gastroenterology ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... table #management #gastroenterology
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... table #management #gastroenterology
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
guidelines - Colonoscopy ... Colorectal #Cancer #CRC ... #Colon #Screening ... #PrimaryCare #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Colonoscopy
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
risk • Routine colonoscopy ... disease w/ T TG IgA ... lactoferrin + CRP ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Juvenile Polyps + CRC ... Mutation in SMAD4 (aka ... 95%, throughout colon ... Likely risk of CRC ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
and Surveillance Colonoscopy ... - AGA Guidelines ... look of the right colon ... Screening #quality #AGA ... Guidelines #management #gastroenterology