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GI Bleed Checklist

History, 
Exam, Labs, Access, Coagulation status, 
Medications, 
Interventions

#Diagnosis #Management #Gastrointestinal #GIBleed #Checklist #CriticalCare
GI Bleed Checklist ... Exam, Labs, Access ... Interventions #Diagnosis ... #Management #Gastrointestinal ... GIBleed #Checklist #CriticalCare
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
Response Management ... known hemoglobin, access ... assessing ABCs 4) Diagnose ... #GIB #Gastrointestinal ... #criticalcare
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... may be herald bleed ... seemingly self-limited gastrointestinal ... bowel, usually as ... Management: SURGERY
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Trauma Primary Survey ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... for more severe bleeds ... Trauma #Primary #Survey ... #CABCDE #management
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
with coagulation cascade ... formation begins as ... tangent to the curve ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare