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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Causes of GI Bleed ... fistula Lower: • Bowel ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... Consider tumor • Upper ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • GI malignancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
, asymptomatic IBD ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... Acute colitis (ischemia ... #Causes
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Bowel Ulceration ... this requires clinical ... and endoscopic ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... Change in clinical ... - what is the bleeding ... undergoing AAA or upper ... abdominal/thoracic