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ACG World Congress -Useful Tweets

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I wanted to share several tweets from this year’s ACG World Congress that looked helpful.

Topic: SBBO and IBS-D

A positive breath test is the ONLY variable that can predict response to Rifaximin in IBS-D: ACG and Mark Pimenthal. tweet from @AllRezale, MD

Topic: Polyps -slides recommend cold forceps for polyps 1-3 mm and cold snare for 4-5  mm polyps.

Topic: Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes

Topic: Aggressive fluids for pancreatitis

Rising BUN is Associated with mortality with pancreatitis. Tauseef, Ali @ibdtweets: “Pancreatitis pearls: aggressive fluid hydration 250-500 cc lactated ringer’s (my personal favorite also) and ensure BUN dropping #WCOGatACG2017”