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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 - ... Upper GI bleed ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #GIBleed #Differential
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... source is small intestines ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatitis Upper ... Enterocolitis Upper ... - Chronic: • Intestinal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Consider tumor • Upper ... • Lower quadrant ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular ... #Causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... illness (upper ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... #Causes