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Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Hemorrhage: Ila ... - Non-Bleeding ... GIBleed #UGIB #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... #differential # ... testing #evaluation
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Ova and Parasite evaluation ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Chronic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Ulceration The diagnosis ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #differential # ... gastroenterology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
invasive procedures/ bleeding ... during clinical evaluations ... It's time to end ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis