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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 ... coffee-ground emesis ... Concern for Liver Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... Pancreatitis, surgery ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... @kdjhaveri #Hypocalcemia ... #Causes #algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... most common) - Surgery ... #differential #algorithm
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Uremia - DKA - Hypercalcemia ... - Addison’s disease ... sickness • Meniere disease ... nausea #vomiting #emesis ... diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (i.e. thyroid surgery ... , infiltrative disease ... emoryimchiefs #Hypocalcemia
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Uremia • Hypercalcemia ... Psychogenic #Emesis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Surgery, Hemodialysis ... Structural: Celiac disease ... sprue, IBD, Bypass surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
most small-bowel diseases ... inflammatory bowel disease ... laparotomy with intraoperative ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Upper Gastrointestinal - Acute
 • Infectious Gastroenteritis
 • Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Uremia • Hypercalcemia ... Nausea #Vomiting #emesis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm