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 ... - Diagnostic endoscopy ... - EUS with out ... Polypectomy - Variceal ... #Endoscopic #Bleeding
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 ... hepatology #endoscopy
Screening and surveillance of varices in patients with cirrhosis. 

- No for screening need if platelets
Screening and surveillance ... of varices in patients ... - No for screening ... #Variceal #Screening ... #PrimaryCare #Algorithm
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... of Bleeding Esophageal ... anticipate active bleeding ... - If without bleeding ... gastroenterology #fellows #endoscopy
Variceal Screening in Pregnancy and Conception

#Variceal #Screening #Pregnancy #Conception #gastroenterology #obstetrics #algorithm #cirrhosis
Variceal Screening ... Conception #Variceal ... #Screening #Pregnancy ... gastroenterology #obstetrics #algorithm
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... - EUS-FNA of ... prosthesis - EUS-FNA ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy