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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 ... ± EGD Causes ... of Upper GI Bleed ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
bleeding - EUS-FNA ... solid lesions (upper ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
chest pain, Sepsis Diagnosis ... EGD and Biopsy ... mlVF, PPI gtt, GI ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... #management #gastroenterology
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way that allowed us ... s the Gram neg end ... Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #pharmacology #management ... #spectrum #table
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... patients present with upper ... melena - Other GI ... : - EGD showing ... #management #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... mucosa Stricture Management ... sections of the GI ... laceration in upper ... procedures GI Endoscopes
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
have preceding upper ... i.e., influenza virus ... Drugs - I.e., antibiotics ... nausea, vomiting, GI ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis