Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework Structural: - Diverticulosis - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding - Hemorrhoids - Polyps & Malignancy - Anal Fissure - Aortoenteric Fistula - Colonic and Rectal Ulcers - Meckel's Diverticulum Vascular: - Acquired/Sporadic: Angiodysplasia, Colonic or rectal varices - Vascular anomalies related to congenital/systemic disease: HHT, CREST - Tumors: Hemangiomas, Kaposi Sarcoma Inflammatory: - Ischemic Colitis - IBD - Infectious Colitis - Radiation Colitis/Proctitis SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed #Lower #GIBleed #LGIB #Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
