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Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management #EM #GI #Bleed #UpperGI #LowerGI #Resuscitation #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... of Gastrointestinal ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #GI #Bleed ... Resuscitation #Differential
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB ... #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
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 ... #Differential # ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... Differential Diagnosis ... MatthewHoMD #Lower ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... Stool + Occult blood ... OUT BRISK Upper GI
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
GI Bleed - Rapid ... Response Management ... categorization, volume of blood ... NatalieRosen_MD #GI ... #Bleed #GIB #Gastrointestinal
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... • Hypovolemic: Blood ... Loss, GI Losses ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... #management
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Onset <2 days GI ... , Dehydration, GI ... Bleed • Dose ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... hematuria + clots ➔ Lower ... Pseudohematuria: • GI ... bleed • Menstruation
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... the upper and lower ... detectable by blood ... • Treatment: ... of cardiac or gastrointestinal