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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 - ... GI bleed Suspected ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #GI #Bleed #UGIB ... #GIBleed #Differential
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Upper Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... Hematemesis/Melena - Blood ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Bleed - Differential ... Stool + Occult blood ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... bleed, • Acute
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
excretory pathway (GI ... = gastrointestinal ... bleed - Significant ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
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
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
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... may be herald bleed ... Typical "herald bleed ... Pathophysiology: ... patients with massive bleed
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
 •
inflammation of the upper ... tract, and often causes ... neuropathy - GI ... tract: abdominal ... Large Vessel: Blood
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
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Your differential ... In this case, the ... evaluating for occult bleed ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #perforation