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

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - Management ... Suspected lower GI bleeding ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... #GIBleed #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Endoscopic Therapy in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

 • Risk Stratification
 • Red Blood Cell Transfusion
 • Pre-Endoscopic
Endoscopic Therapy in Upper ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding ... #Endoscopy #UGIB ... #Bleeding #management ... #gastroenterology
Minnesota Tubes for Upper GI Bleeds
Minnesota tubes (MT) are typically placed in intubated patients with life-threatening
Minnesota Tubes for Upper ... and esophageal bleeding ... Minnesota #Tubes #UGIB ... #management #instructions ... #gastroenterology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Acute Non-Variceal Upper ... GI Bleeding Pre-Endoscopy ... #NonVariceal #Upper ... #gastroenterology ... #UGIB
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... solid lesions (upper ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... patients present with upper ... GIB with hematemesis ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... in the mid or upper ... - Ask the nurses ... #Tips #Tricks #management ... #gastroenterology
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
Endoscopic Perforation Management ... Drain/Vent A - Antibiotics ... IR drains) F - Feeding ... Follow with CT/UGI ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... - what is the bleeding ... risk Chest X-ray ... undergoing AAA or upper ... medical and surgical management