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HALT IT trial: TXA for GI bleeds?… In a Rush

Apr 22, 2021Alex Jay5-Minute Journal, Gastroenterology

Author: Dr. Harrison Pidgeon Background: TXA, or tranexamic acid, has been used for everything from traumatic hemorrhage and post-partum bleeding to post tonsillectomy bleeding and angioedema. But what about for…

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Cystic Fibrosis

Apr 30, 2020Catherine BuckleyGastroenterology, PulmonologyGastrointestinal, Pulmonary

Author: Dr. Catherine Buckley Based on a simulation case discussion led by Dr. Michelle Hughes, let’s talk about Cystic fibrosis (CF) from an emergency medicine stand point. Briefly- CF is…

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GI Bleeds

Mar 19, 2020Alex JayGastroenterology

All right folks, the chief complaint we all know and love: “rectal bleeding”. It may strike fear in your heart or bring you comfort in its algorithmic approach. However, GI…

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5 Minute Journal: NG tube for locating the bleed

Mar 5, 2020Rush Emergency Medicine5-Minute Journal, Gastroenterology5 Minute Journal Article, Gastrointestinal

Author: Dr. William Slagle Article: Nasogastric Aspiration and Lavage in Emergency Department Patients With Hematochezia or Melena Without Hematemesis Background: This is a paper about GI bleeds and what we…

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Jun 12, 2019Catherine BuckleyGastroenterologyGastrointestinal

Patients who have a history of IBD: chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, weightloss; coming into the emergency department for these same symptoms; how do we handle chronic disease in the emergency department?

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