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Serrated Polyps
Hyperplastic polyps (HPs):
 • Prevalence: 20-30%
 • Size: Usually small or diminutive (s 5mm)
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Serrated Polyps ... distal Sessile serrated ... proximal Traditional serrated ... Mostly distal #Serrated ... #colonoscopy #gastroenterology
Hypermucoviscous Serratia marcescens - Positive String test >20mm

Dr. Wataru Hayashi @DraWataru

#Serratia #String #Test #clinical #microbiology #petri
Hypermucoviscous Serratia ... @DraWataru #Serratia ... Test #clinical #microbiology
Colonoscopy Followup Intervals 
10 years: Normal colonoscopy, ≥ 20 HP < 10mm
7-10 years: 1-2 adenomas <
dysplasia, Traditional serrated ... SSPs: Sessile serrated ... Followup #Intervals #gastroenterology
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Serrated Polyposis Syndrome Algorithm

#Serrated #Polyposis #Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm #gastroenterology #sps
Serrated Polyposis ... Algorithm #Serrated ... diagnosis #algorithm #gastroenterology
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Staph aureus - Serratia ... Disease #infections #differential ... ddx #diagnosis #microbiology
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
Adenomatous Polyps • Serrated ... Intervals #management #gastroenterology
Polyp Incidence on Colonoscopy
Tubular adenoma - 47.2%
Hyperplastic polyp - 16.0%
Tubulovillous adenoma - 17.6%
Normal - 5.6%
Inflammatory polyp
2.0% Sessile serrated ... 1.0% Traditional serrated ... #Colonoscopy #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Ascites - Differential ... and anaerobic culture ... MatthewHoMD #Ascites #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology