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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 ... #Bleed #UGIB #GIBleed ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - Management ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... #Bleed #LGIB #GIBleed ... #management #Algorithm ... #gastrointestinal
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
blood into the gastrointestinal ... Upper gastrointestinal ... Hematochezia #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes #GIBleed
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Diagnosis and Management ... swelling of the upper ... of cardiac or gastrointestinal ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... increased mortality; changes ... skin of face, upper ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... #Diagnosis #comparison
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Diagnosis and Management ... swelling of the upper ... of cardiac or gastrointestinal ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... and gray matter changes ... inflammation of the upper ... Affects the skin and gastrointestinal ... ocular, articular, gastrointestinal
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... seen in smokers, upper ... chronic HP fibrotic changes ... #CTChest #UIP #Comparison