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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... 2-5 days) A - Antibiotics ... - Refractory Bleeding ... #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... Diagnosis and Management ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... Esophageal #Variceal #Bleeding ... #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
for Endoscopy ( ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... ICD/pacers) - Orthopedic ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... Gastroenterology #Management
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic ... banding • Antibiotics ... =0.53 • Endoscopic ... Endoscopic Variceal ... #varices #management
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... PO Outpatient OBGYN ... Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding ... #Management #Obstetrics ... #Gynecology
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
ABCs of Endoscopic ... Perforation Management ... Drain/Vent A - Antibiotics ... IR drains) F - Feeding ... #management #treatment
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
Orthopedic Dressing ... antiseptics or antibiotics ... degree burn heavy bleeding ... wounds prone to bleeding ... Dressings #Materials #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... risk (<1%): - Endoscopic ... - what is the bleeding ... medical and surgical management