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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Screening and surveillance of varices in patients with cirrhosis. 

- No for screening need if platelets
surveillance of varices ... -2/fulltext #varices ... #Variceal #Screening ... Surveillance #Hepatology #EGD ... #PrimaryCare #Algorithm
Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
forceps biopsy (EGD ... enteroscopy - ERCP ... Polypectomy - Variceal ... resection - ERCP ... Gastroenterology #EGD
Variceal Screening Algorithm in Cirrhosis
No varices -> repeat 2-3 years 
Small varices->repeat 1-2 years unless child
Variceal Screening ... Algorithm in Cirrhosis ... No varices -> ... #Screening #Algorithm ... #EGD #varices #
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
mediastinal cysts - Biliary ... without cholangitis: ERCP ... transplant getting ERCP ... GI tract) - Biliary ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Algorithm for the ... Diagnosis of Primary Biliary ... US, ultrasound; MRCP ... antibodies #Primary #Biliary ... Cholangitis #PBC #Algorithm