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
Risk - Summary ... guideline Low Risk ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... #EGD #LowRisk # ... HighRisk #Diagnosis #Management
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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Pancreatic cystic ... simple retention cysts ... histological and clinical ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #management ... #differential
EGD Nail Removal in the Duodenum
6y M, Hx of 2.5" carpenter's Nail ingestion 3hrs. Very sharp
EGD Nail Removal ... High risk of injury ... Nail #Removal #Endoscopy ... #egd #esophagogastroduodenoscopy ... gastroenterology #retrieval #clinical
Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Bleeding Rebleeding risks ... are without endoscopic ... Ulcer #Bleeding #Risks ... gastroenterology #EGD ... #clinical
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Sepsis Diagnosis EGD ... and Biopsy Differential ... Melanoma, Coal dust, Caustic ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... esophagus #diagnosis #management
Boerhaave Syndrome on Endoscopy - Pleural Space

Massive Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation (Boerhaave Syndrome) in active COVID 19
Boerhaave Syndrome on Endoscopy ... month long high-risk ... Boerhaave #Syndrome #clinical ... #endoscopy #video ... #EGD #esophagus
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... or mediastinal cysts ... infection and high risk ... #EGD #Indications ... Gastroenterology #Management