Tag: Colonoscopy
Risk of Colorectal Polyps Tied to Blood Pressure Medications
Risk increases with the number of antihypertensive drugs taken
‘White Diets’ Don’t Adversely Affect Colonoscopy Preparation
No negative impact on bowel prep success compared with clear-liquid diets
Reference Payment Reduces Spending on Colonoscopy
Implementation of reference payment cuts spending with no significant impact on complications
Endoscopic Evaluation Advised in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Report of elderly man with mantle cell lymphoma in addition to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Longer Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time May Cut Cancer Risk
Viewing time of less than six minutes linked to higher cancer rates
Split-Dose Better Than Day-Before Colonoscopy Prep
Patients also prefer split-dose regimens for bowel cleansing
Rise in CRC Screening Rates After ACA Implementation
Increase in colonoscopy, other tests typically seen among poorer, less educated Americans
Not Enough Younger, High-Risk Americans Getting Colonoscopies
Only a third of young people with family history of disease getting screened
Capsule Colonoscopy Deemed ‘Adequate’ Alternative
Identifies conventional adenomas 6 mm+ with 88 percent sensitivity, 82 percent specificity
