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Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Paracentesis, EGD or colonoscopy ... Prophylactic variceal bleeding ... polypectomy, Capsule endoscopy ... Barrett's ablation, Central ... Bougie dilation, Endoscopic
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
precise site of bleeding ... as fistula, Gl bleeding ... for palliative treatment ... placement to provide enteral ... dearer views in EUS procedures
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
ABCs of Endoscopic ... Control insufflation ... IR drains) F - Feeding ... - Sepsis #ABCs ... perforation #management #treatment
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
- AGA Guidelines ... Goal serrated lesion ... have malignant endoscopic ... report including procedure ... Screening #quality #AGA
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
at autopsy • Age ... during diagnostic procedures ... (eg, colonoscopy ... • Treatment of ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... risk (<1%): - Endoscopic ... procedures - ... - what is the bleeding ... • <12mo since ACS