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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
ischemic colitis and mesenteric ... Mesenteric ischemia ... initial treatment algorithms ... Mesenteric Ischemia ... differences #diagnosis #table
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Lower Causes of GI ... Kaposi sarcoma, Mesenteric ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI ... to image the mesenteric ... nephropathy Mesenteric ... MatthewHoMD #GI ... gastroenterology #table
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... Suspected lower GI ... bleed) vs Stable ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... with acute Lower GI ... hernodynamically stable ... GIBleed #LGIB #Algorithm