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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 GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Upper GI Bleed - ... risk of further bleeding ... #Diagnosis #Gastroenterology ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD ... #Endoscopy
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... GI bleed) vs Stable ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Acute Non-Variceal ... Upper GI Bleeding ... • 'Early endoscopy ... • Rescope if bleed ... #Upper #GIBleed
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - ... Post-Polypectomy Bleeding ... Colonic or rectal varices ... #GIBleed #LGIB ... #gastroenterology
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
GI Bleeding Acute ... #GIBleed #UGIB ... #diagnosis #endoscopy ... #gastroenterology ... #egd
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Bleed (Other than ... ) Pill endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... #Bleed #GIBleed
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal ... Upper GI Bleeding ... • Start with EGD ... ScopingSundays #NonVariceal ... #Summary #Endoscopy
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... the mid or upper ... banded if the lower ... Tricks #management #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... bleeding - EUS-FNA ... solid lesions (upper ... or lower GI tract ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy