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Antibiotic Duration for Febrile UTI in Males, Lower GI Bleeding Guidelines, Intravenous Contrast in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Last Week in Medicine

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Colonoscopy

These are usually, well, not usually, but frequently older folks, maybe they haven't had a colonoscopy in a long time. They say it's the diagnostic test of choice because you can potentially get a diagnosis, potentially get a biopsy and potentially intervene. The yield, they see stigma of recent head and range from anywhere from 30 to 80%, active bleeding in 4% in one study, and then actually intervene anywhere from like 3 to 6%.

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