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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Causes of GI Bleed ... Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... #algorithm
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
GI Bleeding Acute ... Risk 60-100% Ib ... - Active Oozing ... UGIB #diagnosis #endoscopy ... #gastroenterology
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... GBS, high sens. ... #NonVariceal #UpperGI ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity - UCEIS
Vascular pattern
   0 = normal - Normal
Ulcerative Colitis ... Endoscopic Index ... #UC #Endoscopy ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #scoring #ibd
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 ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... #Causes
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... in the mid or upper ... bleeding varix upon scoping ... Tricks #management #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy