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Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Suspected lower ... GI bleed) vs Stable ... MatthewHoMD #Lower ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB
Algorithmic Approach to Severe Hematochezia
 - Hematochezia is due to a lower GI bleed ~85% of
Hematochezia is due to a lower ... GI bleed ~85% of ... GI bleed with rapid ... GI bleed is usually ... upper GI bleed.
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Heart Failure, Severe ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Heart Failure, Severe ... #diagnosis #management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... solid lesions (upper ... or lower GI tract ... #EGD #Indications ... Gastroenterology #Management
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... the varix that bled ... in the mid or upper ... banded if the lower ... EGD and the Banding
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 ... neuropathy - GI ... in extremities, upper ... #rheumatology #classification