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
Procedures - Diagnostic ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... endoscopy - EUS ... Gastroenterology #EGD ... LowRisk #HighRisk #Diagnosis
Prague Criteria - For Endoscopically Suspected Esophageal Columnar Metaplasia/Barrett's Esophagus
1) Ensure Hiatus Hernia Is Recognised By
Prague Criteria ... Junction #Prague #Criteria ... Barretts #Esophagus #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #EGD
Barrett's Esophagus (BE) Documentation 
1. 1st description as - ESEM (endoscopically suspected esophageal metaplasia), NOT as
(histological diagnosis ... w/ Prague C&M criteria ... Documentation #EGD ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Obstructive Physiology: EGJ, Distal Esophagus
Distal Contractility: Hyper-contractile, Hypo-contractile
Type I achalasia, Type II achalasia, Type
Esophageal Motility Disorders ... Obstructive Physiology: EGJ ... Ill achalasia, EGJ ... Esophageal #Motility #Disorders ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
for diagnosing ... Abdominal Pain Disorders ... months before diagnosis ... months before diagnosis ... AbdominalPain #Disorders
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
malformation (eg ... Rheumatological disorders ... #differential #diagnosis