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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 - Management ... Stabilization Concern for Liver ... Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... GAVE (idiopathic, liver ... , CTD, renal)
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... Inhibitors of Renal ... #Diuretics #Renal
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... , and possibly renal ... symptoms are not caused ... heart (2-5%), liver ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
depressed) • Renal ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
depressed) • Renal ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... vomiting/diarrhea), renal ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Bleeding (64%) • Renal ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
, bradycardia. renal ... /liver failure, ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Focused renal u/ ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... Hepatic #Metastases #Liver ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Focused renal u/ ... Note hepatic masses ... have multiple liver ... Hepatic #Metastases #Liver ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound