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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 ... Causes of Upper GI Bleed ... Ulcer Disease • Variceal ... #Upper #GI #Bleed
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... products E - Endoscopy ... Care - Endoscopy ... Bleed Management ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Acute Non-Variceal ... Management: • ... • Rescope if bleed ... NonVariceal #Upper #GIBleed ... #management #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... MatthewHoMD #GI #Bleed ... #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... bleed (given empirically ... Endoscopic Variceal ... Bleeding #varices #management ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Management of Adverse Events in Colonoscopy
 - Bleed during an EMR
 - Post Polypectomy Bleed
 -
Management of Adverse ... Colonoscopy - Bleed ... Post Polypectomy Bleed ... complications #gastroenterology ... #endoscopy
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
REBEL Review 79: Treatment ... Severity of Bleed ... #hemophilia #hematology ... #management #treatment
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... the varix that bled ... that specific variceal ... #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Active upper GI bleed ... Any etiology (variceal ... SBP #diagnosis #management ... #prophylaxis #treatment