Dr John O'Donohue
@thebottomdoc
Gastroenterologist. Shining a light on bowel cancer. Inspector of endoscopy units, stomachs & bile ducts too. Some tweets my own.
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18-12-2014 00:15:23
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Pouchitis Digestive Disease Week Major Takeaways from Gastroenterology Pouchitis Guidelines - Ed Barnes, Chapel Hill Probiotics, antibiotics, or immunomodulation for ‘Crohn’s’?
EIGHT mistakes doctors make in treating IBD - AVOID THESE! David T Rubin, University of Chicago Digestive Disease Week
Don’t need endoscopy to screen for varices in patients with cirrhosis any more - Dr Willscott Naugler, Portland, ON Digestive Disease Week Concept of ‘Clinically significant Portal Hypertension’ - if > 10 mm Hg elevation is present, start on beta blockers to prevent varices, ascites
Heather Patton, VA San Diego, CA Digestive Disease Week All patients with compensated cirrhosis should be subclassified as with or without Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension (CSPH) - and pharmacotherapy used (eg carvedilol) to lower portal pressure Note NEW terminology!
Not all FODMAPs are equal! Can we simplify FODMAP restriction in IBS-D? Prashant Singh, Un of Michigan Digestive Disease Week FODMAP restriction difficult and can result in micronutrient malnutrition In reintroduction phase, most symptoms due to fructans & galacto-oligosaccharides
Management of reflux Digestive Disease Week - hierarchy of management - where to use PCABS for PPI-refractory reflux -who are good candidates for an anti-reflux procedure
Practical guide to management of bloating - all in one slide - Kyle Staller, Mass General Hosptial Digestive Disease Week
How to identify the ‘sensory phenotype’ in bloating, and how to treat it: Duloxetine, not SSRI, is best if diet and diaphragmatic breathing isn’t enough and pharmaceutical treatment needed Kyle Staller, Mass General Digestive Disease Week
Well, what sort of farewell cake did you expect at an upper GI surgeon’s retirement party? Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Saying happy retirement to Mr Alek Uzkalnis!
