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Algorithm for Diagnosis of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
 • Endoscopy
 • Colonoscopy
 • CT Angiogram
 • Catheter
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... BleedingEndoscopy ... • Colonoscopy ... #Bleeding #GIBleed ... #GI #bleed #gastroenterology
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Acute Hemorrhage ... Active Spurting, Re-bleeding ... Classification #Upper #GIBleed ... UGIB #diagnosis #endoscopy ... #gastroenterology
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
products E - Endoscopy ... not initiate in acute ... Care - Endoscopy ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Acute Non-Variceal ... Pre-Endoscopy Management ... • 'Early endoscopy ... 24 hours Post-Endoscopy ... #management #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Other than EGD + Colonoscopy ... ) Pill endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy ... intraoperative endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
for Treatment of Acute ... ) - No role in acute ... esophageal variceal bleed ... empirically until endoscopy ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology