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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
- Diagnostic endoscopy ... ) - Capsule endoscopy ... GregoryTBrennan #Endoscopy ... #Risks #Gastroenterology ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
to AGA practice guidelines ... products E - Endoscopy ... settings - Pre-endoscopic ... Care - Endoscopy ... Bleeding #Summary #Endoscopy
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
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic ... empirically until endoscopy ... ulcer caused by endoscopic ... Endoscopic Variceal
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Antibiotics: - Vascular ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... Achalasia - ACG Guidelines ... • Endoscopy to look ... High resolution esophageal ... #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
evaluated with CT, endoscopy ... , or endoscopic ... myotomy, or peroral endoscopic ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology