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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Endoscopic Bleeding ... - Diagnostic endoscopy ... ) - Capsule endoscopy ... #Endoscopic #Bleeding ... #Risks #Gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Variceal Bleeding ... empirically until endoscopy ... =0.53 • Endoscopic ... Endoscopic Variceal ... #management #ebm
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Endoscopy Tools ... esophageal varices ... laceration in upper Gl endoscopy ... accessories • CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY ... #Endoscopy #Tools
Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
or colonoscopy, ... bleeding, Small ... polypectomy, Capsule endoscopy ... jejunostomy tube, Endoscopic ... Bougie dilation, Endoscopic
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... of Bleeding Esophageal ... #Esophageal #Varices ... #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... #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
evaluated with CT, endoscopy ... , or endoscopic ... myotomy, or peroral endoscopic ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology