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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 Algorithm ... ± EGD Causes ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Diagnosis #management #Algorithm
Eosinophilic esophagitis management algorithm according to available consensus guidelines and expert recommendations. EGD=esophagogastroduodenoscopy; PPI=proton pump inhibitor;
esophagitis management algorithm ... EGD=esophagogastroduodenoscopy ... biopsy #Management #GI ... #Eosinophilia #Algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... MatthewHoMD #Lower ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... Cancer • Stomach: PUD ... • Duodenum: PUD ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... Suspected lower ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Algorithm for the ... esophagus and lower ... #Differential #EM ... #GI #Dysphagia ... #Extraluminal #Algorithm
Acute Esophageal Necrosis - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a black esophagus with ulcerated longitudinal necrosis in the
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD ... necrosis in the lower ... Follow-up EGD that ... #Clinical #GI #EGD
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Onset <2 days GI ... , Dehydration, GI ... CXRs Primary ED ... radioactive Iodine (power ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Management algorithm for patients presenting with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 

Shock index (SI) is calculated by
Management algorithm ... presenting with acute lower ... interventional radiology; OGD ... #Management #algorithm ... #lower #GIBleeding
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
- Cirrhosis & GI ... lesions (upper or lower ... GI tract) - ... setting of active GI ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD