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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal ... Vasoactive agents - Octreotide ... used adjunct to octreotide ... #Esophageal #Variceal ... treatment #endoscopy #varices
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Acute Esophageal Variceal ... Bleeding • Octreotide ... Endoscopic banding + octreotide ... acute esophageal variceal ... Endoscopic Variceal
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal ... OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B ... Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide ... #Esophageal #Variceal ... #Varices #Bleeding
Screening and surveillance of varices in patients with cirrhosis. 

- No for screening need if platelets
surveillance of varices ... -2/fulltext #varices ... #Variceal #Screening
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal ... Hpylori), Gastritis, Variceal ... Hemorrhoids, Rectal varices
Sarin's Classification of Gastric Varices
 - Gastroesophageal Varices (GOVs)
 - Isolated Gastric Varices (IGVs)

Dr. Katarzyna Monika
Classification of Gastric Varices ... Gastroesophageal Varices ... Isolated Gastric Varices ... Classification #Gastric #Varices
Bronchial Varices on Bronchoscopy

Dr. Udit Chaddha @udit_chaddha

#Bronchial #Varices #Varix #Bronchoscopy #clinical #pulmonary
Bronchial Varices ... #Bronchial #Varices
EUS assessment of Gastric Varices - Soderlund Classification

Dr. Katarzyna Monika Pawlak @KM_Pawlak

#Soderlund #Classification #EUS #Gastric #Varices
assessment of Gastric Varices ... #EUS #Gastric #Varices
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
data MIDODRINE+OCTREOTIDE ... vasoconstriction • Octreotide ... 15mg PO TID • Octreotide
Algorithm for the Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia

Step #1:  IV dextrose bolus

Step #2:  food (if
steroid Step #4b: octreotide