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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... Stabilization Concern ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Polypectomy, Colorectal cancer ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
Colonoscopy @ diagnosis ... #cholangitis #PSC ... #Malignancy #Cancer ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Diagnosis
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... • CANCER - PSC ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
 •
Dehydration, GI Bleed ... prevent thyroid cancer ... prognosis • ALC ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis ... #management
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
Response Management ... assessing ABCs 4) Diagnose ... #GIB #Gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology ... #Management #criticalcare
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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elbows/wrists and knees ... pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... cholangitis) overlap • Gastrointestinal ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
strictures Severe + Concern ... for HES: • Hematology ... • Additional diagnostic ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment #management ... #gastroenterology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Bronchiectasis • Gastrointestinal ... Lymphoma or other cancers ... gastric and breast cancer ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... liver transplant center ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis