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Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Upper GI Bleed ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... intestines or ascending colon ... supporting feature: Blood ... #Lower #GIBleed
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine can induce color ... thrombosis • Renal artery ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... Pseudohematuria: • GI ... bleed • Menstruation
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed ... Stool + Occult blood ... Angiodysplasia (colon ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... bleed, • Acute
Blood Filled Stomach in Upper GI Bleed on POCUS

With hypotension and an UGIB, it always helps
Blood Filled Stomach ... in Upper GI Bleed ... - VCU Ultrasound ... pocus #Stomach #UGIBleed ... #clinical #ultrasound
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
GI Bleed - Rapid ... Stabilize: • Bleed ... from above • Bleed ... intervention (EGD/Colo ... the underlying cause
Femoral Artery pseudoaneurysm on POCUS with Color Doppler

Young patient, groin pain 2 months after embolization for
on POCUS with Color ... embolization for GI ... bleed I understand ... pseudoaneurysm #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #artery
Femoral Artery pseudoaneurysm on POCUS

Young patient, groin pain 2 months after embolization for GI bleed
I understand
embolization for GI ... bleed I understand ... thorough exam, use color ... pseudoaneurysm #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #artery
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... the patient • Blood ... Consider tumor • Upper ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... #Differential #
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... have preceding upper ... endothelial lining of blood ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... , vomiting, GI bleeding
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... neuropathy - GI ... tract: abdominal ... Superficial temporal artery ... #diagnosis #rheumatology