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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 ... ± EGD Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #management #Algorithm ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... ischemia, and amyloidosis ... See below for table ... articles/PMC2914216/ #Diagnosis ... #Table
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... bleed) vs Stable ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Trauma • GI ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Differential Diagnosis ... GI losses / Insensible ... diseases (e.g. renal amyloidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... #diagnosis #management
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
GI Bleed - Rapid ... assessing ABCs 4) Diagnose ... the underlying cause ... Gastrointestinal #gastroenterology ... #Management #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
include Crackles/Rales ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare