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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... GI bleed Suspected ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #GI #Bleed #UGIB
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
Shock Types and ... (GIB, RP bleed) ... pancreatitis), GI ... Classification #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Trauma • GI ... Retroperitoneal bleed ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - ... or non-GI conditions ... i.e., Cardiac, GI ... pain, the differential ... causes attributable
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... Upper: • Esophagus ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... pain of childhood ... : - Upper respiratory ... #Causes #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Consider tumor • Upper ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... wall painAbdominal ... #Causes #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... surgical abdomen Upper ... musculoskeletal causes ... #Pain #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Hypovolemic: Blood Loss, GI ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification