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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 - ... Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... changes and may cause ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... #Differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Retroperitoneal bleed ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
- Hemoptysis = bleeding ... has potential to cause ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Celiac, Enteritis, Bleeding ... Iron #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #anemia #nutrition
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... early enteral nutrition ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... hypotension is treatment ... hypoCa2+ - occult bleeding ... #Vasopressors #Differential ... #Causes #RebelEM
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... of Glomerular Bleeding ... Exercise induced bleeding ... Pseudohematuria: • GI bleed ... #Hematuria #Differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Mimics: • GI bleed ... Nasopharyngeal bleeding ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes