GEMC:Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders

General

This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum project's Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders section. For point of care treatment information see the GI Category Page.

Chief Complaint: Abdominal Pain / Colic

Podcasts

• Emcrit-Treatment of Aortic Dissection

Chief Complaint: Vomiting Blood / Passing Blood

Podcasts

• Autumn Graham All Patients with a GI Bleed Need a Nasogastric Tube http://wp.me/pR3VZ-2qn

Chief Complaint: Jaundice / Ascites

Blogs and Websites

• Acute Liver Failure: Causes & Initial Management (Part 1 of 2) - http://pulmccm.org/main/2014/review-articles/acute-liver-failure-review-part-1-2/
• Acute Liver Failure Part 2 - http://pulmccm.org/main/2014/review-articles/acute-liver-failure-complications-part-2/

Gall Bladder / Liver / Pancreas / Spleen

Blogs and Websites

• American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v108/n9/pdf/ajg2013218a.pdf Accessed Sep 2013

Gastrointestinal Procedures

See Also

• GEMC:Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum (Main)