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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... Consult GI ± EGD ... Causes of Upper ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Helpful Clues for ... Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... feature: Hemodynamic instability ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
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 ... outpatient; UGI, upper ... #Management #algorithm
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
that impair the ability ... associated with end-stage ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to Severe Hematochezia
 - Hematochezia is due to a lower GI bleed ~85% of
Algorithmic Approach ... Hematochezia is due to a lower ... with hemodynamic instability ... delay appropriate management ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Chronic Infection (Eg ... Asthma • COPD Upper ... Rhinosinusitis / Upper ... Cough Syndrome Lower
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
Rapid Response Management ... Categorize and Stabilize ... intervention (EGD ... the underlying cause ... Gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
of these three upper ... design, the Vortex uses ... that depicts the upper ... means that airway management ... Inability to establish
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... in the mid or upper ... banded if the lower ... EGD and the Banding ... #gastroenterology