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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 ... #GI #Bleed #UGIB
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... of Upper GI Bleeding ... #Upper #GIBleed ... #UGIB #diagnosis ... gastroenterology #egd
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... hematochezia if the bleeding ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... gastroenterology #ugib
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... #GI #Bleed #LGIB
Management algorithm for patients presenting with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. 

Shock index (SI) is calculated by
Management algorithm ... gastrointestinal bleeding ... OP, outpatient; UGI ... , upper gastrointestinal ... #lower #GIBleeding
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... presenting with acute Lower ... GI Bleed High-risk ... unit: exclude an UGIB ... #LGIB #Algorithm
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... bowel) • Occult UGI ... bleeding (ulcer ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Lymph nodes in upper ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Extranodal disease: GI ... Malignancies (eg
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
- Cirrhosis & GI ... bleeding - EUS-FNA ... solid lesions (upper ... or lower GI tract ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
in Non-Variceal Upper ... GI Bleeding - Scoping ... Prokinetics dec. repeat EGD ... • Start with EGD ... diagnosis #management #algorithm