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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 ... Consult GI ± EGD ... #UGIB #GIBleed ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
- Management Algorithm ... Activity: Colonoscopy ... +/- EGD, Small ... ESR • Active Disease ... #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... and Management ... / Peptic Ulcer Disease ... Test or repeat EGD ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
(Other than EGD ... + Colonoscopy) ... most small-bowel diseases ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... liver disease management ... remain subject to clinical ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Towards the end ... Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... congenital heart disease ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
Diagnosis? ... conditions such as IBD ... Management of PG ... corticosteroid (eg ... #photo #dermatology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
) Clinical Presentation ... : Testing The diagnosis ... Three clinical features ... #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology