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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 - ... Upper GI bleed ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #GIBleed #Differential
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... Melena + right colon ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... intestines or ascending colon ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine can induce color ... hematuria + clots ➔ Lower ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... Pseudohematuria: • GI
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Angiodysplasia (colon ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Consider tumor • Upper ... • Lower quadrant ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... illness (upper ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... #Causes