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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 - ... Management Algorithm ... Upper GI bleed ... Stabilization Concern ... Diagnosis #management #Algorithm
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... Upper: • Esophagus ... Residency @CMC_IM #Upper ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Polypectomy, Colorectal cancer ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... GI bleed) vs Stable ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Barium Enema (Lower GI ... mSv 3 years - Upper ... GI Study With Barium ... Tomography (CT) — Lung Cancer ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Colorectal cancer ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... undergoing AAA or upper
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... illness (upper ... Trauma, Burns) • Cancer ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm