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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Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... for Peptic Ulcer ... #Forrest #Classification ... gastroenterology #EGD ... #clinical
Classification of the stigmata of bleeding ulcers, including prevalence and risks of further bleeding; 

A, clean
Classification of ... ulcers, including ... visible vessel; E, active ... #Gastric #Ulcers ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD
Brisk Gastric Bleeding on Upper Endoscopy
87 year old female. Acute bleeding in stomach.  Dieulafoy’s Lesion
Brisk Gastric Bleeding ... Acute bleeding in ... RodriguezParra_ #active ... Upper #Endoscopy #EGD ... gastroenterology #clinical
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Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
but anticipate active ... EGD and the Banding ... Deep ulcers form ... rate of post-band ulcers ... fellows #endoscopy #egd
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... initial response to abnormal ... definitive outcomes for users ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... cardiac devices (ICD/pacers ... the setting of active ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD