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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 - ... Upper GI bleed ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Classification of Upper ... GI Bleeding Acute ... Ib - Active Oozing ... diagnosis #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Upper GI Bleed - Stigmata of recent hemorrhage - Prevalence and Risk of Rebleeding.
The stigmata of
Upper GI Bleed - ... risk of further bleeding ... #Diagnosis #Gastroenterology ... #UpperGI #Rebleeding ... Prevalence #Stigmata #EGD
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... bleeding (LGIB) ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Helpful Clues for ... Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... hematochezia if the bleeding ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... sections of the GI ... laceration in upper ... energy or heat to cause ... EUS procedures GI
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
in the mid or upper ... EGD and the Banding ... varix upon scoping ... Tricks #management #gastroenterology ... fellows #endoscopy #egd
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
in Non-Variceal Upper ... GI Bleeding - Scoping ... Prokinetics dec. repeat EGD ... • Start with EGD ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
have preceding upper ... galactose-deficient IgA1 (GD-IgA1 ... periumbilical region), nausea ... , vomiting, GI bleeding
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
- Cirrhosis & GI ... bleeding - EUS-FNA ... solid lesions (upper ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology