Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance - BSG Guidelines 2019
High Risk - 1 Year
 β€’  Extensive colitis AND
IBD Colonoscopy ... AND any of: β€’ Mild ... affecting <50% of colon ... drkeithsiau #IBD #Colonoscopy ... BSG #Guidelines #management
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
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Management of Low ... Discovered on Endoscopy ... calprotectin, CRP ... thereafter β€’ Repeat colonoscopy ... #Mild #Gastroenterology
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance 
LOW RISK - Follow-up Colonoscopy at 3 years:
 β€’ Quiescent disease , Endoscopic
: β€’ Quiescent disease ... , Endoscopic and ... 1-3 years: β€’ Mild ... Surveillance #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
Activity: Colonoscopy ... Imaging/VCE, FCP, CRP ... ESR β€’ Active Disease ... #gastroenterology ... #indications
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
visualization: β€’ Colonoscopy ... #Screening #Indications ... comparison #table #management ... #gastroenterology ... Indications
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
look of the right colon ... have malignant endoscopic ... including procedure indication ... AGA #Guidelines #management ... #gastroenterology
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 β€’ Limited anatomic involvement 
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Factors Indicating ... immunosuppressive therapy β€’ Mild ... mucosal lesions on endoscopy ... β€’ Elevated CRP ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 β€’ G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Colitis Grade of Disease ... over baseline; mild ... β€’ Endoscopy ( ... Flex Sig or Colon ... Colitis #diagnosis #management