
Residency Essentials: Lower GI
Lower GI
Lower GI bleed is an introductory module that will set the stage for future discussion in evaluation and management of patients with lower GI hemorrhage. This module will teach you how to work up a patient with a lower GI hemorrhage and review the endovascular treatment options.
Expected completion time: 4 hours
Learning Objectives
- Review the basics of evaluating a patient with a GI bleed.
- Discuss various etiologies of lower GI bleeds.
- Examine possible treatment pathways for GI bleed including medical and surgical.
- Explain mesenteric angiographic technique.
- Describe the basics of embolization and the possible complications.
Course Developers:
- Rakesh Navuluri, MD, FSIR
- Emily Sellers, MD

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