Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding covers a wide range of topics with particular emphasis on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and treatment of various acute bleeding disorders, and an emphasis on evidence-based medicine. The general approach to the acute GI bleeding patient is discussed in terms of supportive care, early detection and determination of upper vs lower GI bleed, when to transfuse, as well as early predictors of morbidity and mortality. It provides concise management, diagnostic and treatment algorithms for acute GI bleeding, determined by evidence based medicine and...

Leading experts in the fields of gastroenterology, surgery, and radiology comprehensively review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment of acute bleeding disorders of the GI tract. The authors break down acute bleeding into upper and lower GI tract sources and provide a differential diagnosis for each disease, evidence-based algorithms for clinical practice, treatment modalities for its management, and standards of care. The authors outline the many dilemmas faced by physicians in their approach to their patients, such as localization of the bleeding source (upper vs...