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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 ... MatthewHoMD #Upper
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Distinguishing Upper ... Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Upper
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Management of Bleeding ... in the mid or upper ... banded if the lower ... varix upon scoping ... Tricks #management #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... Consider tumor • Upper ... • Lower quadrant ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
in Non-Variceal Upper ... GI Bleeding - Scoping ... Summary Pre-Endoscopic ... #Bleeding #Summary ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Decreased Intake: • GI ... illness (upper ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... Disease • Protein-losing ... #Causes
Pyloric Stenosis
 • Most common b/w 2 wks - 2 months 
 • Projectile, non-bilious vomiting
immediately after feeding ... Peristaltic waves moving ... by ultrasound, upper ... stenosis can cause ... ultrasound or an upper