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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... Infection, Cdiff Mild Colitis ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... Refractory #Treatment #Management
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance - BSG Guidelines 2019
High Risk - 1 Year
 •  Extensive colitis AND
IBD Colonoscopy ... • Extensive colitis ... • Extensive colitis ... drkeithsiau #IBD #Colonoscopy ... BSG #Guidelines #management
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis
Severe if any of following:
 • >3 Risk Factors
Diagnosis and Management ... of Ischemic Colitis ... with eventual colonoscopy ... #Ischemic #Colitis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Colonoscopy +/- ... Empiric therapy with probiotic ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... Disease: Ulcerative colitis ... , Crohn's colitis ... Overdistension at colonoscopy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
fold and in the management ... In most cases, this ... channel of the colonoscope ... #Tips #Tricks#management ... gastroenterology #fellows #colonoscopy
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... Bacterial meningitis, Otitis ... media • Important cause ... microbiology #diagnosis #management
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
in ulcerative colitis ... guidelines - Colonoscopy ... subsequent surveillance colonoscopy ... Gastroenterology #Management ... #Colonoscopy
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
distal end of colonoscope ... mucosa Stricture Management ... energy or heat to cause ... pictures as it passes ... Endoscopy #Tools #colonoscopy