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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... Consult GI ± EGD ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... #UGIB #GIBleed ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
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
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... (Other than EGD ... may obscure bleeding ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Clear Cap Tamponade of Bleeding on Endoscopy
Clear Cap Crowd Control : stop active bleeding using tamponade
Cap Tamponade of Bleeding ... torrential focal bleed ... tight space like esophagus ... Endoscopy #clinical #EGD ... #gastroenterology
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... banded if the lower ... EGD and the Banding ... #gastroenterology ... fellows #endoscopy #egd
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... mucosa Stricture Management ... Endoscopes: • ESOPHAGO-GASTRO-DUODENOSCOPE ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology ... #accessories #EGD
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
- Catastrophic Bleeding ... Use higher end dosing ... shock - ↓HR, ↓BP, Abnormal ... tone, ↓ power ... Survey #CABCDE #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
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... lesions (upper or lower ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management