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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
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
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Bleed - Differential ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... bleed, • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... vasculitis (100%) - Gastrointestinal ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... , vomiting, GI bleeding
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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inflammation of the upper ... tract, and often causes ... neuropathy - GI ... tract: abdominal ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
mononeuritis multiplex • GI ... tract: Abdominal ... inflammation of the upper ... tract, and often causes ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
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Your differential ... In this case, the ... evaluating for occult bleed ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #perforation