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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
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... Anal fissure, Aortoenteric ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB ... #GIBleed #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... telangectasia • Other: Aortoenteric ... #Lower #GIBleed ... #differential #
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Bleed - Differential ... 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
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
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... hematuria + clots ➔ Lower ... Ureter/Bladder (Upper ... Pseudohematuria: • GI ... bleed • Menstruation
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... (GI) and cardiovascular ... purpura of the lower ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #
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 ... and lower respiratory ... tract, and often causes ... neuropathy - GI ... tract: abdominal