070 GI Blood Loss, the Where and Why?

Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Podcast

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about:

• There is bleeding coming out of your patient? Where is it coming from? Is it the mouth, the small bowel, the large bowel, none of the above??? Why, what do you mean? What should we do?? Oh, we talk about all the things to determine where a patient is bleeding from.

Question of the Week

• What was the most interesting “GI Bleeding” case you have seen?
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Resources We Mentioned in the Show

• VIN: GI Tract Ulceration/Erosion and GI Bleeding, World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress Proceedings, 2011, Michael Willard, DVM, DACVIM, Texas A&M University, TX, USA
• • https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?pId=11343&id=5124305&print=1#:~:text=GI%20bleeding%20is%20not%20always,do%20not%20recognize%20as%20blood.
• DVM360: Blood Loss Ulcer Erosions:
• • https://www.dvm360.com/view/gi-blood-loss-ulcer-erosions-and-stuff-mimics-them-proceedings
• Merck Veterinary Manual: Blood Loss Anemia.
• • https://www.merckvetmanual.com/circulatory-system/anemia/blood-loss-anemia-in-animals

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– Yvonne and Jordan