gastrointestinal

Today we look at some finer points for the all too common lower GI bleeding.

Pediatric Small Talk is back with the Rule of 6 for Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies.

How can you optimize the care of the patient with upper GI bleeding? What should you consider?

What should you consider when evaluating and managing the patient with lower GI bleeding?

Remember Borchardt’s Triad? This triad includes pain, vomiting, and the inability to pass a nasogastric tube, which is present in up to 70% of patients with gastric volvulus. Read on for more on gastric volvulus.

A 62-year-old male presents with left lower quadrant pain, which he states is “exactly like his episode of diverticulitis.” His vital signs are within normal limits and his abdominal exam remarkable only for mild abdominal tenderness to palpation. How do you evaluate and treat this patient? Read this week’s review of acute diverticulitis for management pearls.

An 8-year-old male presents to the ED for 9 days of watery diarrhea. The patient’s mother reports the onset of his symptoms following a family vacation to Mexico. Do you prescribe antibiotics? Read this week’s review for helpful hints.

Welcome to EM@3AM – This week let’s take a minute to discuss a female, fertile patient in her forties.

A bowel obstruction can be due to a variety of causes, and these patients can present with a wide variation in severity. These patients may appear toxic, and this post is full of pearls for the diagnosis and management of bowel obstruction.

Cholangitis is a potentially deadly disease. Before procedures including ERCP, mortality reached 100%. Rapid recognition and treatment are essential, which can decrease mortality to less than 10%. This post discusses updates in evaluation and management of the patient with cholangitis.