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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... Stabilization Concern ... for Liver Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
CRC - IBD - Colonoscopy ... @ diagnosis - ... PSC #Malignancy #Cancer ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
risk • Routine colonoscopy ... red flags - Low chance ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease ... #workup #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Other than EGD + Colonoscopy ... most small-bowel diseases ... inflammatory bowel disease ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
Colorectal Cancer ... 8 years after diagnosis ... #Colorectal #Cancer ... #PrimaryCare #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Colonoscopy
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Severity of the Disease ... strictures Severe + Concern ... • Additional diagnostic ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment #management ... #gastroenterology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... and Management ... procedures (eg, colonoscopy ... Treatment • Operable disease ... Beta blockers cancel
How to Approach Small Polyps in Colon
Despite their appearance, small colon polyps can pose unique challenges
of colorectal cancer ... Polyps' 5) Remember photo ... small #polyps #colonoscopy ... #management #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... features suggest cancer ... #Achalasia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology