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Acute GI Bleeding Flashcards

1
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define upper GI bleeding

A

bleeding from oesophagus, stomach or duodenum

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2
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lower GI bleeding

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bleeding distal to duodenum

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upper GI bleeding signs/ symptoms

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  • haematemesis
  • malaena (partly digested blood)
  • elevated urea (digested blood becomes urea)
  • dyspepsia
  • reflux
  • epigastric pain
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4
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maleana

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digested blood (has a dark/ black appearance in stool)

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5
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lower GI bleeding signs/ symptoms

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  • fresh blood/ clots
  • magenta stools
  • normal urea
  • typically painless
  • commonly presents at an advanced age
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6
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causes of upper GI bleeding oesophagus

A

ulcers

varices

mallory weiss tear

malignancy

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7
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causes of stomach bleeding

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gastric varicose

portal hypertensive gastropathy

malignancy

dieulafoy

angiodysplasia

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8
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causes of duodenal bleeding

A

anhiodysplasia

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9
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gold standard investigation of upper GI bleeding

A

endoscopy <24hours

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10
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causes of acute lower GI Bleeding

A

diverticular disease

haemorrhoids

vascular malformation

neoplasia

ischaemic colitis

IBD

radiation enteropathy/proctitis

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11
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What is required for the diagnosis of acute lower GI bleeding

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flexible sigmoidoscopy

full colonoscopy

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acute lower GI bleeding investigations

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lower GI endoscopy:

  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • colonoscopy

CT angiography

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acute lower GI bleeding - small bowel causes??

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  • Meckels diverticulum
  • small bowel angiodysplasia
  • small bowel tumour
  • small bowel ulceration
  • aortoentero fistulation (following AAA repair)
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14
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acute lower GI bleeding small bowl investigations

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CT angiogram

Meckels scan

capsule endoscopy

double balloon enteroscopy

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15
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Management of GI bleeding - circulatory system

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  • wide bored IV access for IV fluids and blood transfusion
  • urgent blood samples
  • blood transfusion
  • catheter
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16
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Blatchfords Score - pre-endoscopy score

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  • blood urea
  • haemoglobin
  • systolic blood pressure
  • other markers (e.g. hepatic disease, cardiac failure)
17
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low-risk criteria of Glasgow Blatchford Score (factors that mean you are at low risk)

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urea <6·5 mmol/L
haemoglobin >=130 g/L (men) or >=120 g/L (women)
systolic blood pressure >=110 mm Hg
pulse <100 beats per min
absence of melaena, syncope, cardiac failure, or liver disease

18
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what age does acute lower GI bleeding occur?

A

mostly elderly

19
Q

what percentage of inpatients with a rectal bleed die

20
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what drugs put you at an increased risk of lower GI bleeding

A

NSAIDs

Aspirin

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