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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 - ... Upper GI bleed ... Ulcer Disease • Variceal ... #GIBleed #Differential ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Minnesota Tubes for Upper GI Bleeds
Minnesota tubes (MT) are typically placed in intubated patients with life-threatening
Minnesota Tubes for Upper ... varices) when interventional ... #Tubes #UGIB #Upper ... #GIBleed #management ... #instructions #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Variceal Bleeding ... variceal bleed ... • Endoscopic Variceal ... Endoscopic Variceal ... #management #ebm
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
that specific variceal ... the mid or upper ... banded if the lower ... #Varices #variceal ... #gastroenterology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Acute Non-Variceal ... Upper GI Bleeding ... #NonVariceal #Upper ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology