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Small Bowel Bleeding - Scoping Summary
 • General Principles of Management
 • Optimal Timing for Capsule
Small Bowel Bleeding ... Endoscopy • Bowel Prep ... #SmallBowel #Bleeding ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... PRE-SHOCK - Compensated ... bradyarrhythmias • Mechanical ... hypertension • Mechanical ... gastrointestinal bleeding
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... PRE-SHOCK - Compensated ... bradyarrhythmias • Mechanical ... hypertension • Mechanical ... gastrointestinal bleeding
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preop creatinine ... Preop creatinine ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... select patients #Preop
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
has a very high bleeding ... thromboembolic risk and bleeding ... surgeries are high bleeding ... thromboembolic risk (mechanical ... Hold #Continue #preop
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... outcomes Hayat et ... acute settings - Pre-endoscopic ... - Refractory Bleeding ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Towards the end ... Diagnosis • Pre-existing ... African ancestry, pre-eclampsia ... Period • Breast-feeding ... Consider early mechanical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
markers such as BNP/NT-proBNP ... causing hypovolemia needing ... and perhaps even mechanical ... #differential #algorithm