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Bleeding Disorders

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What divides the Upper and Lower GI tract?   Ligament of Treitz  
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Farthest you can usually go with colonoscopy   Cecum.  
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coffee ground emesis   old blood from stomach  
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Black, sticky, tarry is   melena. Also has a foul, unforgettable smell. Usually means that blood has been in the GI tract for about 12-14 hours  
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Medications associated with GI bleed   NSAIDs (even 81mg ASA, Goodies, BC powders), steroids in the setting of NSAIDs, Warfarin, Heparin, enoxaprin, plavix  
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Resting Tachycardia indicates   10% of intravascular volume lost  
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Orthostasis indicates   significant loss, 10-20% of intravascular volume  
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Loss of 20-40% of intravascular volume   SHOCK  
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What can cause a positive guaiac test?   hemorrhoids, fissures  
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Stool guaiac   should only be used for colon cancer screening and should not be used to test of active bleeding b/c the process itself can be traumatic enough to cause false positive  
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Labs   Hgb, BUN, Liver tests  
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watermelon Stomach   gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE); small ectatic vessels in the antrum of the stomach. most commonly in cirrhotic pts  
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BUN can ________ in the setting of GI bleeding   increase disproportionately to Creatinine. From breakdown of blood to urea with digestions.  
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Things that turn your stool black   iron, anything with bismuth (pepto, maalox), beets. Iron and bismuth stools are fairly firm and they don't smell awful.  
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What should you do if you suspect a variceal bleed?   NG lavage  
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices   secondary to portal htn, massive upper GI bleeds with hemodynamic instability  
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3 most common causes of upper GI bleeds   Peptic ulcer dz (55%), Varices (14%), atriovenous malformation (6%)  
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3 most common causes of lower GI bleeds   Diverticular dz (33%), Neoplastic Dz (polyps, cancer; 19%), Colitis (18%)  
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GI bleeding management   Normal Vitals: IV fluid through two large bore IV lines (16-18 gauge), type and screen immediately (O- if things get crazy), DC anticoagulants and antiplatelets, PPI drips,determine source  
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______ can help to delineate upper from lower source   NG lavage. Bloody aspirate helps confirm upper bleed  
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Negative NG lavage   bilious return signifying that fluid aspirated from duodenum  
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NG lavage may miss _____ bleeds   UGI bleeds: negative in 25% of upper GI bleeds  
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Diagnostic Testing/Therapeutic interventions   Endoscopy (EGD, Enteroscopy, Colonoscopy), Radionuclide Imaging (tRBC), Angiography  
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_______ has both diagnostic and therapeutic potential   Endoscopy  
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Ulcer therapy   PPI, Eradication of H. pylori if present, Endoscopic therapy, Angiogram or surgery if endoscopy fails  
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Arterial lesion that occurs in the stomach   Dieulafoy's lesion. bleeds like stink  
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Tears in the GE junction that usually occur after retching   Mallor-Weiss Tear. 80-90% stop bleeding spontaneously. Usually supportive care  
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colonoscopy in setting of acute bleed   not helpful  
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purpose of tagged rbc scan   localize the bleed. great for slow bleeds. Safe, noninvasive, no therapeutic capability. Positive scan followed by interventional angiography  
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Approach to Acute GI bleeding in all patients:   ABC's, vital signs, orthostatics, hx and physical (comorbidities, meds, prior scopes), NG lavage, Rectal exam, Labs: Hgb, platelets, INR, BUN, Cr  
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Melena can come from   upper and lower slow GI bleeds  
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Bright red blood can come from   upper and lower rapid GI bleeds  
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Hematocrit measurements in GI bleeds   can take up to 2 days for hematocrit to reflect extent of bleeding  
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Upper GI bleed tx   80% of UGIBs are self-limited and require only supportive care.  
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Who should receive blood transfusion?   Unstable pts (hypotensive, tachycardia), pts with active bleeding, low hemoglobin (pt dependent)  
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Acute, painless hematochezia that usually stops spontaneously   Diverticular bleeding  
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