1)     Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding (LO2): (updated 10/24/22)

a.   American Family Physician - “Evaluation of Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding” March 15, 2013 -

      https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2013/0315/p430.pdf

“Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patient’s with Cirrhosis and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding” May 1, 2017 -

https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2017/0501/p582.pdf

“Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults: Evaluation and Management” March 1, 2020 (REQUIRED READING)

https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0301/p294.pdf

“Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding” February 15, 2020 - (REQUIRED READING)

https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs/afp/issues/2020/0215/p206.pdf

b.  New England Journal of Medicine - “Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Peptic Ulcer” June 16, 2016 -

http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMcp1514257

“Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper GI Bleeding”January 3, 2013

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1211801

“Prophylaxis against Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Hospitalized Patients” June 28, 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1605507?articleTools=true

“Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding” April 2, 2020 -

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1912484?articleTools=true

c.   Uptodate  “Approach to upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults”:

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/approach-to-acute-upper-gastrointestinal-bleeding-in-adults

 “Approach to the adult patient with lower gastrointestinal bleeding”

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/approach-to-acute-lower-gastrointestinal-bleeding-in-adults