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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... #UGIB #GIBleed ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Differential Diagnosis ... congenital/systemic disease ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... #LGIB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Secretagogues → activate ... #Management #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... intestine: Behcet's disease ... (irritable bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Pearls: • IDA and active ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue despite disease ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Constipation • Irritable ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... and Management ... / Peptic Ulcer Disease ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology