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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 ... Upper GI bleed ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... hematochezia if the bleeding ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Functional GI Disorders ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... #IBS #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysphagia • Upper ... ): stroke, NMJ disorders ... esophagitis • Lower ... Oropharyngeal #Esophageal #gastroenterology
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
malabsorption disorder ... in the upper gastrointestinal ... If from bleeding ... in the lower intestinal ... Differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
- Cirrhosis & GI ... bleeding - EUS-FNA ... solid lesions (upper ... or lower GI tract ... #Indications #Gastroenterology
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... illness (upper ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... Depression, eating disorders