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Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... #GIBleed #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Management Algorithm - British Society of Gastroenterology

#Lower #GIBleed #LGIB #algorithm #management
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal ... Bleeding - Management ... #Lower #GIBleed ... LGIB #algorithm #management ... #gastroenterology
Minnesota Tubes for Upper GI Bleeds
Minnesota tubes (MT) are typically placed in intubated patients with life-threatening
of gastric and esophageal ... bleeding as well ... #UGIB #Upper #GIBleed ... #management #instructions ... #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... precise site of bleeding ... as fistula, Gl bleeding ... mucosa Stricture Management ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
presenting with acute Lower ... symptorns of ongoing bleeding ... for unprepped colonoscopy ... stable, no ongoing bleeding ... #Lower #GIBleed
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... Other than EGD + Colonoscopy ... may obscure bleeding ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Treatment of Acute Esophageal ... role in acute esophageal ... variceal bleed ... #varices #management ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... of Bleeding Esophageal ... banded if the lower ... #Esophageal #Varices ... #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... lesions (upper or lower ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
and incomplete lower ... • Failure of lower ... secondary causes leading ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology