Hematochezia	Posted on April 5, 2011	by thebileflow Question: You are paged during your lunch break about an ICU patient with maroon stools and blood pressure of 95/60. The 36 year old female is intubated and has no known history of liver disease. You are told that a NG lavage is negative. The ICU team is pressing for immediate intervention. What is your request?
A. prep her for a colonoscopy since this is not an upper GI bleed
B. plan for EGD
C. ask for capsule endoscopy, you have over half of your sandwich left
D. follow vital signs for the next few hours and see if she stabilizes
Answer:A
Hematochezia	Posted on April 5, 2011	by thebileflow Question: You are paged during your lunch break about an ICU patient with maroon stools and blood pressure of 95/60. The 36 year old female is intubated and has no known history of liver disease. You are told that a NG lavage is negative. The ICU team is pressing for immediate intervention. What is your request?
A. prep her for a colonoscopy since this is not an upper GI bleed B. plan for EGD C. ask for capsule endoscopy, you have over half of your sandwich left D. follow vital signs for the next few hours and see if she stabilizes