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Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions

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Editors:
  1. Autumn Graham

    1. Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

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  2. David J. Carlberg

    1. Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

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  • Provides a question-driven, evidence-based review of gastrointestinal emergencies with best practice answers

  • Addresses a complex, high-volume, high-risk complaint

  • Includes a consultation section where specialists provide their perspective on individual topics

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Table of contents (143 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. General Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Are the “Rules of the Road” When Approaching Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain? What Are Common Diagnostic Errors and Who Are High-Risk Patients?

      • Kelle Goranson, Samuel D. Luber
      Pages 3-6

    3. What Is the Accuracy of the Physical Exam in Intra-abdominal Emergencies? Does Administration of Pain Medication Alter the Accuracy of the Physical Examination?

      • John C. Beauchamp, Jonathan Giordano
      Pages 7-9

    4. The Utility of Laboratory Data: What to Consider and How to Interpret in Common Abdominal Diseases

      • Bradley J. Serack, Samuel D. Luber
      Pages 11-13

    5. What Imaging Strategies Are Effective for Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain Etiologies?

      • Lindley E. Folkerson, Adeola A. Kosoko
      Pages 15-17

    6. Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain with Computed Tomography

      • Zachary Repanshek, Evan Kingsley
      Pages 19-21

    7. What Is My Patient’s Risk of Cancer from Radiation Exposure with Computed Tomography of the Abdomen and Pelvis? What Do I Tell My Patient?

      • Angelina Vishnyakova, Charles Maddow
      Pages 23-25

    8. Who Should Be Admitted? Who Can Be Discharged? What Should Be Included in the Discharge Planning?

      • Basil Z. Khalaf, Kimberly A. Chambers
      Pages 27-29

    9. Consultant Corner: General Approach to Abdominal Pain

      • Hani Zamil
      Pages 31-32

  3. Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. How Can I Tell If My Patient Has a Gastrointestinal Bleed? Is It an Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed (UGIB) or Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed (LGIB)?

      • Ainsley Adams, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 35-37

    3. What Is the Best Risk Stratification Tool for a Patient with a Suspected Upper GI Bleed?

      • Ainsley Adams, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 39-41

    4. Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

      • Ainsley Adams, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 43-45

    5. Is NG Aspiration Sensitive and Specific to Detect Upper GI Bleeding?

      • Ainsley Adams, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 47-48

    6. What Is the Optimal Timing of Endoscopy?

      • Kathleen Ogle, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 49-50

    7. What Medications Are Helpful in Treating a GIB?

      • Anita Kumar, Maxine Le Saux, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 51-52

    8. What Is the Optimal Resuscitation of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Bleed?

      • Kathleen Ogle, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 53-54

    9. Reversing Coagulopathy in Patients with Suspected GI Bleed

      • Kathleen Ogle, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 55-56

    10. When to Suspect an Aortoenteric Fistulae

      • Anita Kumar, Maxine Le Saux, Andrew C. Meltzer
      Pages 57-58
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About this book

This book answers key questions asked by emergency clinicians faced with complex gastrointestinal and abdominal pain presentations.  Instead of a traditional format that includes epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment options, this book takes an approach that mirrors the way clinicians interact with patients – by asking and answering specific clinical care questions. The book is organized into sections by presentation – gastrointestinal bleeding, for example – each of which contains chapters on specific questions, such as “What is the best clinical risk score for low risk GIB patients?” Each clinical question comes with a detailed, evidence-based response and a summary that gives best practices, recommendations, and references. Additionally, at the end of each section is a chapter titled “Expert Corner,” which asks the same clinical questions to a surgical or gastrointestinal specialist and includes key pearls these experts have for emergency medicine practitioners. Gastrointestinal Emergencies: Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions is an essential guide for emergency medicine physicians, residents, and medical students who want to review and improve their care of acute gastrointestinal emergencies.

Reviews

“This book is meant for anyone who may care for patients with GI emergencies. It does an outstanding job meeting the needs of practitioners faced with the challenge of managing patients with abdominal complaints. … this book is an easy and thorough way to quickly find the evidence behind that key clinical question.” (Bradley R Stroik, Doody's Book Reviews, May 24, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

    Autumn Graham, David J. Carlberg

About the editors

Autumn Graham, MD


Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine


Department of Emergency Medicine


MedStar Georgetown University Hospital & Washington Hospital Center


Washington, D.C




David Carlberg, MD


Associate Program Director


Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine


Department of Emergency Medicine


MedStar Georgetown University Hospital & Washington Hospital Center


Washington, D.C

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gastrointestinal Emergencies

  • Book Subtitle: Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions

  • Editors: Autumn Graham, David J. Carlberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98343-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98342-4Published: 22 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98343-1Published: 05 February 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 523

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Abdominal Surgery

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