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Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
- Management Algorithm ... Disease Activity: Colonoscopy ... VCE, FCP, CRP, ESR ... #gastroenterology ... #indications
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Injection of solution into submucosal space to separate a mucosal lesion from muscularis propria
electrosurgery Indication ... - Consider EMR ... Lesions: JNET Classification ... Resection #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #management #EMR
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
visualization: • Colonoscopy ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... #Screening #Indications ... comparison #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
and Surveillance Colonoscopy ... look of the right colon ... including procedure indication ... AGA #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... cardiac devices (ICD ... Endoscopy #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Hot Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) - Polyp Resection Techniques

Technique:
The polyp is initially lifted by submucosal iniection
Mucosal Resection (EMR ... Indications: • ... requires surveillance colonoscopy ... #Polyp #Management ... #gastroenterology