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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 ... EGD Causes of Upper ... MatthewHoMD #Upper ... management #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding - Visual Abstract

Villanueva Cetal. NEJM 2013 PMID 23281973 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281973
strategies for acute upper ... gastrointestinal ... Transfusion #Thresholds #GIBleed ... #Upper #Gastrointestinal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... ulcer, Meckel's diverticulum ... #Lower #GI #Bleed ... #LGIB #GIBleed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... Upper: • Esophagus ... Lower: • Bowel: Diverticular ... #Lower #GIBleed
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... GI bleed) vs Stable ... #LGIB #GIBleed ... management #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Zenker’s Diverticulum - A barium swallow examination showed stasis of barium in the upper esophagus with
Zenker’s Diverticulum ... barium in the upper ... Upper gastrointestinal ... , or Zenker’s diverticulum ... Zenker’s diverticula
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Upper Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... #UpperGIBleed #Gastronintestinal
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
blood into the gastrointestinal ... Upper gastrointestinal ... Differential #Causes #GIBleed
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... #LowerGIBleed #Gastronintestinal
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
decompression • Diverticulum ... Urethritis • Urethral diverticulum ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... Pseudohematuria: • GI bleed