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Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management #EM #GI #Bleed #UpperGI #LowerGI #Resuscitation #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #GI #Bleed #UpperGI ... #Differential #Algorithm
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Evaluation of Dysphagia ... muscle (release upper ... esophagus and lower ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis ... Differential #EM #GI
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... Family history of IBD ... Consider tumor • Upper ... cardiac causes • Lower ... mesenteric ischemia • GI
Algorithmic Approach to Severe Hematochezia
 - Hematochezia is due to a lower GI bleed ~85% of
Algorithmic Approach ... Hematochezia is due to a lower ... delay appropriate management ... angiography #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematochezia
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Algorithm Occult ... , asymptomatic IBD ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... GI bleed, Diverticular
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
in Non-Variceal Upper ... GI Bleeding - Scoping ... Infusion = 40mg IV BID ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
intervention indicated Diagnostic ... Evaluation: G2- ... 4 • Consult GI ... #management #algorithm ... #IBD