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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 - ... Management Algorithm ... Upper GI bleed ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #management #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management #EM #GI #Bleed #UpperGI #LowerGI #Resuscitation #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #GI #Bleed ... #Differential #Algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

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

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... of GI Bleed (Other ... may obscure bleeding ... #management #gastroenterology ... #table #imaging
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Hypovolemic: Bleeding ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #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 ... with acute Lower GI ... Bleed High-risk ... hernodynamically stable ... , no ongoing bleeding
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis