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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 ... Stabilization Concern for Liver ... ± EGD Causes ... : • Peptic Ulcer ... GAVE (idiopathic, liver
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... DDX of Hepatic
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Laboratory Findings in Hepatic ... ALT and AST - Elevations ... can indicate a GI ... #LiverFailure #Hepatic ... Laboratory #Diagnosis #Testing
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... Enzyme Elevation
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
cardiomyopathy GI ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... of the heart GI ... Diagnostic imaging of liver
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... Psychiatric (Depression, eating ... • Cholestatic Liver ... #Causes
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
febrile illness, elevations ... in hepatic aminotransferase ... including tests of liver ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing