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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 ... GI Bleed: • Peptic ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... GAVE (idiopathic, liver
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatic vein: ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... DIC • Severe Liver ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... causes #treatment #management
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Hematemesis ... - Exclude bleeding ... Peptic Ulcer Disease ... - Stress (ICU Setting
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Acquired: • Heparin ... deficiency • Liver ... • Warfarin • Acute ... fibrinogen levels, and testing ... disease • Acute
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... - Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... false negatives on testing ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... Urinary antigen testing ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management