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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Variceal Bleeding ... #Bleed #UGIB #GIBleed ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... bleeding (LGIB) ... #management #Algorithm ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Non-Variceal Upper GI ... Bleeding Pre-Endoscopy ... If peptic ulcer bleeding ... #gastroenterology ... #UGIB
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... with acute Lower GI ... serious comorbid disease ... unit: exclude an UGIB ... #Algorithm #management
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI ... most small-bowel diseases ... bleed may obscure bleeding ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... GBS, high sens. >12 ... NonVariceal #UpperGI #Bleeding ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... bleeding - EUS-FNA ... congenital heart disease ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management