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Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - ... congenital/systemic disease ... Kaposi Sarcoma Inflammatory ... SCVMCMed #Lower #GIBleed ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Lower Causes of GI Bleed ... fistula Lower: • Bowel ... Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... : Ischemic colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... bowel disease ... MatthewHoMD #GI #Bleed ... #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed ... BRISK Upper GI bleed ... , Diverticular bleed ... , • Acute colitis ... Bowel Disease
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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Severity in Crohn's ... tenderness) • Low inflammatory ... on endoscopy or imaging ... • Prior small bowel ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology