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Algorithm for Diagnosis of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
 • Endoscopy
 • Colonoscopy
 • CT Angiogram
 • Catheter
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding ... Colonoscopy • CT Angiogram ... • Catheter Angiography ... #GIBleed #GI #bleed
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... Suspected lower GI bleeding ... ) vs Stable Patient ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
endoscopy • Able ... may obscure bleeding ... Enterography • Able ... • Therapeutic, able ... gastroenterology #table
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Thrombus seen on Angiography ... established, but died on table ... Thrombus #LMCA #Angiogram
Interrupted IVC on Angiography

Patient taken for PTMC, unexpected surprise on cath table. 

Dr. Gopalan Rajesh @DrRajeshG1

#Interrupted
Interrupted IVC on Angiography ... surprise on cath table ... Interrupted #IVC #Angiogram
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
may be herald bleed ... Typical "herald bleed ... patients with massive bleed ... the OR • HD stable ... about 50% • Stable
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
per treatment table ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... Therapy • Low Bleed-Risk ... postoperative • High Bleed-Risk
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #medications #table
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
alpha-blockers, leading ... palmetto - Increases bleeding ... to increased bleed ... palmetto - Increases bleeding ... pharmacology #DDI #table
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... acute Lower GI Bleed ... symptorns of ongoing bleeding ... hernodynamically stable ... , no ongoing bleeding