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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 - ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... #GIBleed #Differential ... management #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Suspected lower GI bleeding ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... management #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Lower GI Bleeding ... Upper GI Bleed ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Upper Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Hematemesis/Melena
 - Blood in vomitus?/black, tarry stools
 - If
Upper Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... - Exclude bleeding ... #UpperGIBleed #Gastronintestinal ... #Differential #
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal ... Bleed - Differential ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... #Differential #
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
• Black: Bleeding ... in the upper gastrointestinal ... If from bleeding ... #Poop #Color #Differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Lymph nodes in upper ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
small bowel • Gastrointestinal ... inuslin release leading ... and Hepatology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential