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Medical Category: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

REBEL Cast Ep85: The HALT-IT Trial – TXA in Acute GI Bleeds

Background: Acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a common diagnosis dealt with by emergency clinicians.  Definitive therapy for acute GIB often includes endoscopy or surgery. However, there is a myriad of pharmaceutical options (i.e. PPI, Somatostatin Analogues, Antibiotics, etc.) as well ...

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Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

REBEL Cast Ep82: Timing of Endoscopy for UGIB

Background: Upper endoscopy allows for the identification of the source of bleeding as well as hemostatic treatment for actively bleeding lesions In patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).  Definitive treatment with endoscopic hemostatic treatment can potentially stop bleeding in high-risk ...

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Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

Please Pass the Antacids – Will PEPTIC Change our Approach to ICU Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis?

Background: Critical illness and ICU admission comes with significant consequences – not just from the primary pathology but also from the secondary effects of therapies that may be begun to correct the abnormal physiology. One of these consequences in ventilated patients ...

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Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)

Definition: Acute infection of the ascitic fluid in a patient with liver disease without another source of infection Epidemiology: (Runyon 1988, Runyon 1988, Borzio 2001) Incidence 10-25% risk of at least one episode per year 20% risk in those with ascites ...

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Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

REBEL Review 92: Identification & Treatment of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

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