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ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
lesions or SSLs • Colon ... #Screening #Indications ... #table #management ... #gastroenterology ... Indications
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
lesions or SSLs • Colon ... CAllamneni via Emory Gastroenterology ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... comparison #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
- Management Algorithm ... Imaging/VCE, FCP, CRP ... #algorithm #management ... #gastroenterology ... #indications
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis: • Endoscopic ... past infection Management ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
immunochemical test ... inpatient setting) for indications ... other than CRC ... esophagitis, gastritis, IBD ... Does not change management
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance 
LOW RISK - Follow-up Colonoscopy at 3 years:
 • Quiescent disease , Endoscopic
IBD Colonoscopy ... Quiescent disease , Endoscopic ... degree relative #IBD ... Surveillance #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
CMP, TSH, ESR, CRP ... • Endoscopy ( ... Flex Sig or Colon ... Colitis #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... cardiac devices (ICD ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Diagnostic tests ... liver function tests ... DO NOT bolus 30 cc ... only if other indication ... Influenza #Checklist #Management
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
look of the right colon ... have malignant endoscopic ... including procedure indication ... AGA #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology