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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Causes of GI Bleed ... Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... Comparison Table ... ileum • Most cases ... #Comparison #Table ... #UC
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd ... BP stable, HR 115 ... subspecies, P. h. capitis ... , headache and abd ... The table below
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
, asymptomatic IBD ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes