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Endoscopic Bleeding Risk - Summary points from ASGE guideline 

Low Risk Procedures 
 - Diagnostic endoscopy
endoscopy with ... forceps biopsy (EGD ... ) - Capsule endoscopy ... GregoryTBrennan #Endoscopy ... #Risks #Gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #Diagnosis #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Upper GI Bleed - ... should receive endoscopic ... #Diagnosis #Gastroenterology ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD ... #Endoscopy
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
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Causes of GI Bleed ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #Lower #GIBleed ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
 • Endoscopy
 • Colonoscopy
 • CT Angiogram
 • Catheter
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding • Endoscopy ... Gastrointestinal #Bleeding #GIBleed ... #GI #bleed #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... SCVMCMed #Lower #GIBleed ... #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... solid lesions (upper ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
GI Bleeding Pre-Endoscopy ... • 'Early endoscopy ... 24 hours Post-Endoscopy ... embolization if endoscopy ... #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
EGD + Colonoscopy ... ) Pill endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy ... intraoperative endoscopy ... double-balloon endoscopy