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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... Upper GI bleed ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #GIBleed #Differential
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysphagia • Upper ... NMJ disorders, ALS ... Oropharyngeal #Esophageal #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Consider tumor • Upper ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
inflammation of the upper ... tract, and often causes ... neuropathy - GI ... in extremities, upper ... #rheumatology #classification
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Diagnosis Algorithm ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... illness (upper ... #Causes