Johnson on Gastroenterology

• New Barrett's Esophagus Guidelines May Be Practice-Changing   Dr David Johnson discusses the impact these guidelines will have on the diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment of this common condition.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 03, 2022
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• Gastroenterologists Can Do Better at Managing Antithrombotics   We need to be more mindful of stopping anticoagulants/antiplatelets during acute GI bleeds and endoscopy, says Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 14, 2022
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• 10 Considerations When Dilating Benign Esophageal Strictures   Dr David Johnson reviews a recently published set of expert tips and offers his own advice gleaned from more than 40 years of performing this procedure.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 10, 2022
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• Top 10 Tips for Performing Surveillance in IBD   Dr David Johnson shares recent recommendations from Dr Uma Mahadevan, an expert in the field of IBD, and how to best follow these patients at risk for cancer.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 02, 2022
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• Rumination Syndrome's Surprisingly High Global Prevalence   The largest-yet study of rumination syndrome leads Dr David Johnson to consider the best ways of differentiating it from other disorders.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, January 12, 2022
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• 11 Studies to Know From ACG 2021   Dr David Johnson shares new data with "eye-opening" implications from this year's American College of Gastroenterology meeting.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 04, 2021
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• The Time to Increase Our Adenoma Detection Rates Is Now   Dr David Johnson explains why we must aim for aspirational adenoma detection rates well beyond what we've had in years past.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, August 30, 2021
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• New ACG Guidelines on 'C difficile': Key Takeaways   Dr David Johnson highlights the practice-changing implications of expert recommendations on diagnosing and managing these common infections.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 17, 2021
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• DDW 2021 15 Need-to-Know Presentations From DDW 2021   From no-frills behavioral interventions to paradigm-shifting artificial intelligence research, this year's meeting had something for everyone, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 26, 2021
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• ACG's Latest Guidelines Move the Goalposts for CRC Screening   Dr David Johnson highlights the American College of Gastroenterology's key recommendations for whom to screen and when.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 30, 2021
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• New AASLD Guidelines Reconsider Bleeding Risk in Cirrhosis   Dr David Johnson comments on the paradigm-shifting implications of these guidelines on coagulation and bleeding in patients with cirrhosis.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 04, 2021
• Common Antibiotics for Diverticulitis Have Higher C difficile Risks   Dr David Johnson comments on new data indicating that it may be time to move away from metronidazole plus a fluoroquinolone in certain patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 25, 2021
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• 10 Highlights From ACG's 'Virtually' Perfect Annual Meeting   According to Dr David Johnson, this year's meeting didn't suffer from moving online, with an abundance of important research.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 09, 2020
• Colonoscopy Prep: Overturning the Clear-Liquid Diet   Dr David Johnson shares new data showing comparable outcomes for low-residue diets, a more patient-friendly means of bowel prep.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, October 19, 2020
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• 7 Takeaways From the AGA's New Iron-Deficiency Anemia Guidelines   Dr David Johnson comments on the latest recommendations for the gastrointestinal evaluation of iron-deficiency anemia, which have practice-changing implications.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 18, 2020
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• When to Screen BRCA Carriers for Colorectal, Pancreatic Cancer   New guidelines illuminate how these mutations can increase risk, but the final decision requires our own judgment, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, August 10, 2020
• New Eosinophilic Esophagitis Guidelines: What You Need to Know   Dr David Johnson on important new recommendations for managing and treating this once poorly researched disease.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 05, 2020
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• 12 Highlights You Should Know From DDW 2020   Although the meeting went virtual this year, it still offered several studies with tangible benefits, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 01, 2020
• Reassuring Guidance for Managing IBD Patients During COVID-19   Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are probably not at increased risk for the virus but still require careful monitoring, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 27, 2020
• Toilets May Pose Risk for Spreading COVID-19   Dr David Johnson on the reasons why toilets may be one source of this mysterious disease's spread.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 09, 2020
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