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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 ... Disease Consult ... GI ± EGD Causes ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... #Diagnosis #management
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... #Diagnosis #causes
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
characterized by irregular lapses ... associated with liver ... disease (hepatic ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical ... the underlying disease
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Maternal Support - Critical ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... presentations and disease ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... include vaptans (HF/liver ... disease) and augmentation ... #management #nephrology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... the setting of liver ... disease and in ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Liver diseases ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... #management