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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 ... #GI #Bleed #UGIB
Minnesota Tubes for Upper GI Bleeds
Minnesota tubes (MT) are typically placed in intubated patients with life-threatening
Minnesota Tubes for Upper ... GI Bleeds Minnesota ... Minnesota #Tubes #UGIB ... #Upper #GIBleed ... #instructions #gastroenterology
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
GI Bleeding Acute ... - Active Oozing ... #GIBleed #UGIB ... diagnosis #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
patients present with upper ... GIB with hematemesis ... melena - Other GI ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Management of Bleeding Esophageal ... the varix that bled ... in the mid or upper ... EGD and the Banding ... Tricks #management #gastroenterology