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Upper GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Upper GI Bleed - ... Prevalence and Risk ... #Diagnosis #Gastroenterology ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD ... #Endoscopy
Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Rebleeding risks ... are without endoscopic ... Ib - Oozing Bleed ... #gastroenterology ... #EGD #clinical
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Classification of Upper GI ... Ib - Active Oozing ... UGIB #diagnosis #endoscopy ... #gastroenterology ... #egd
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
this requires clinical ... and endoscopic ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI ... Bleed (Other than EGD ... bleed may obscure bleeding ... MatthewHoMD #GI ... GIBleed #management #gastroenterology
Reversible Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - A computed tomographic scan showed jejunal dilatation and thinning of the
thinning of the bowel ... Endoscopic examination ... mucosal healing #Clinical ... #Radiology #GI ... #EGD #CT #NEJM
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... sens. >12 inc. risk ... Prokinetics dec. repeat EGD ... Infusion = 40mg IV BID ... • Start with EGD
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
bleeding - EUS-FNA ... cardiac devices (ICD ... infection and high risk ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology