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Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Rebleeding risks ... 1a - Spurting Bleed ... Ib - Oozing Bleed ... #Risks #Grading ... #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 ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Reflexes: • Triceps ... caused by damage ... characteristic "waiter's tip ... Damage to C8 and T1 leading ... Triceps power is
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... , asymptomatic IBD ... Overt Bleeding ... OUT BRISK Upper GI ... #Causes
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
the varix that bled ... banded if the lower ... and jiggle the tip ... #Tricks #management ... #gastroenterology
Arterial Bleed after Trocar Insertion

This appears to be a pig abdomen, but this case highlights the
Arterial Bleed after ... Once see tip, angle ... (took me a few tries ... Always controlled, holding ... Placement #Arterial #Bleeding