Dr. Michael Chew @mchew85
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
Endoscopic Bleeding ... Risk - Summary ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... Endoscopy #Endoscopic #Bleeding ... #EGD #LowRisk #
Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding ... Rebleeding risks ... IIa - Non-Bleeding ... #Risks #Grading ... gastroenterology #EGD
Upper GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Prevalence and Risk ... of Rebleeding. ... value for the risk ... of further bleeding ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD
Classification of the stigmata of bleeding ulcers, including prevalence and risks of further bleeding; 

A, clean
the stigmata of bleeding ... prevalence and risks ... of further bleeding ... vessel; E, active bleeding ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD
Management algorithm for patients presenting with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 

Shock index (SI) is calculated by
Management algorithm ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... interventional radiology; OGD ... #Management #algorithm ... #lower #GIBleeding
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... mediastinal cysts - Biliary ... GI tract) - Biliary ... infection and high risk ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD