12 results
Lower GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • Hematochezia
 • History and Physical
 • LGI Bleeding and
Scoping Summary • Hematochezia ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #hematochezia # ... diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Suspected lower GI bleeding ... (LGIB): • Hematochezia ... ) vs Stable Patient ... LGIB #GIBleed #management
Algorithmic Approach to Severe Hematochezia
 - Hematochezia is due to a lower GI bleed ~85% of
Algorithmic Approach ... with an upper endoscopy ... delay appropriate management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Severe #Algorithm
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... Regarding Variceal Bleed ... Management By ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding ... Pre-Endoscopy Management ... If peptic ulcer bleeding ... • Rescope if bleed ... Aguila @enrrikke #NonVariceal
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... ScopingSundays #NonVariceal ... #UpperGI #Bleeding ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... may obscure bleeding ... #GIBleed #management ... gastroenterology #table
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... per treatment table ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... #Treatment #pharmacology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
lead to severe bleeding ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #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