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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ... for Endoscopy ( ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Indications ... #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sphincter to relax EGD ... evaluated with CT, endoscopy ... , or endoscopic ... myotomy, or peroral endoscopic ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... with progressive dysphagia ... • Endoscopy to look ... puckering of the EGJ ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Endoscopy Tools ... LIGATOR - For endoscopic ... laceration in upper Gl endoscopy ... accessories • CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY ... #Endoscopy #Tools
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... Clinical Manifestations ... symptoms include dysphagia ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... #gastroenterology