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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 ... Stabilization Concern ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... bleeding (LGIB) ... Polypectomy, Colorectal cancer ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
for colorectal cancer ... appropriate for GIB/anemia ... evaluation • ... Does not change management ... Massachusetts GI
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... . pylori test (GI ... changes), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... normal, further evaluation ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Cancer + Uterine ... Tract - Genetic testing ... 2 large polyps bleeding ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... risk of clonal evolution ... disease tolerate anemia ... an infection or bleeding ... #algorithm #hematology