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GI Bleed Checklist

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

#Diagnosis #Management #Gastrointestinal #GIBleed #Checklist #CriticalCare
Diagnosis #Management #Gastrointestinal ... #GIBleed #Checklist
Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding - Visual Abstract

Villanueva Cetal. NEJM 2013 PMID 23281973 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281973
for acute upper gastrointestinal ... Transfusion #Thresholds #GIBleed ... #Upper #Gastrointestinal
Common toxicities of antifungal agents. 
CNS = central nervous system; 5-FC = flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal;
flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
irritation - Gastrointestinal ... Disease #Stages #InfectiousDiseases
Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy
Cardiovascular
Hematologic
Pulmonary
Gastrointestinal
Musculoskeletal

#Physiologic #Changes #Pregnancy #pathophysiology #obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Hematologic Pulmonary Gastrointestinal ... Changes #Pregnancy #pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal ... Erythematosus #SLE #Gastrointestinal ... Complications #pathophysiology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
#Bleed #UGIB #GIBleed ... management #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
#Bleed #LGIB #GIBleed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
blood into the gastrointestinal ... Upper gastrointestinal ... Differential #Causes #GIBleed
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
re-entering the gastrointestinal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases