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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 - ... Causes of Upper ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... Algorithm • ... Ischemic colitis, IBO ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Ascites • GI ... • Irritable Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... • Adhesions Gastrointestinal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
of GI Bleed Upper ... fistula Lower: • Bowel ... #Upper #Lower #GIBleed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , asymptomatic IBD ... OUT BRISK Upper GI ... #Algorithm #Causes
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... colorectal/small bowel ... Peptic Ulcer Disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Irritable bowel ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... common: Food, Acute gastrointestinal ... inflammation, Abdominal ... #gastroenterology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
excretory pathway (GI ... = gastrointestinal ... decompensated liver disease ... bleed - Significant ... #Differential #Diagnosis