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GI Bleed Checklist

History, 
Exam, Labs, Access, Coagulation status, 
Medications, 
Interventions

#Diagnosis #Management #Gastrointestinal #GIBleed #Checklist #CriticalCare
Coagulation status, Medications ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Gastrointestinal ... #GIBleed #Checklist
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... #Bleed #LGIB #GIBleed ... #management #Algorithm ... #gastrointestinal
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... #Bleed #UGIB #GIBleed ... Differential #Diagnosis #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Distinguishing Upper ... Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... #Lower #GIBleed ... #comparison #versus
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Management Algorithm - British Society of Gastroenterology

#Lower #GIBleed #LGIB #algorithm #management
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal ... Bleeding - Management ... Gastroenterology #Lower ... #GIBleed #LGIB ... #algorithm #management
Algorithm for Patients with Acute Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding

#lowerGI #GIBleed #algorithm #management
Patients with Acute Lower ... Gastrointestinal ... Bleeding #lowerGI #GIBleed ... #algorithm #management
Indications for therapeutic intervention of pancreatic pseudocysts.
Complicated pancreatic pseudocysts (one criterion sufficient)
 • Compression of large
Indications for ... vomiting • Pain • Upper ... gastrointestinal ... #Intervention #Indications ... #Management
Management algorithm for patients presenting with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 

Shock index (SI) is calculated by
Management algorithm ... presenting with acute lower ... gastrointestinal ... outpatient; UGI, upper ... gastrointestinal
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
EPAP prevents upper ... & lower airway ... mortality, LOS NIPPV Indications ... Pt is DNI with indication ... #criticalcare #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... swelling of the upper ... and lower eyelid ... of cardiac or gastrointestinal ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management