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Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Upper GI Bleed ... - A "positive" gastric ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... supporting feature: Blood ... #Lower #GIBleed
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Upper Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... Hematemesis/Melena - Blood ... Disease (55%): - Gastric ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Blood Filled Stomach in Upper GI Bleed on POCUS

With hypotension and an UGIB, it always helps
in Upper GI Bleed ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #gastric #pocus ... #Stomach #UGIBleed ... #clinical #ultrasound
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed ... Stool + Occult blood ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... bleed, • Acute
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... Pseudohematuria: • GI ... bleed • Menstruation
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 ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... mesenteric ischemia • GI
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
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Your differential ... In this case, the ... evaluating for occult bleed ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #perforation
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