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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Question: If you had melena, it'd mean you had upper GI bleeding right? It'd mean you have upper gastrointestinal bleeding right? But does having melena also apply when a girl is having her period?
is having melena a serious matter? If so.. how serious?
Answer: Melena is bloody stool so it would have nothing to do with your period. Now as to whether it was an upper GI or lower GI bleed, it would depend on the color. Brown blood is old blood, so it would be coming from higher, or upper. Red blood is fresh blood, so it would be coming from closer, or lower. Either way, there is no reason for you to have blood in your stool at all, so this would need to be seen by a doctor soon.
Question: Anyone here ever undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or know of the experience of someone who has? It is of the type where rubber bands are used in case of excessive internal bleeding.Thanking you, in anticipation.
Also hemachromatosis..but Fe stabilised after 6 weeks of 'harvesting'..bleed and bruise easily.. peg-interferon/ribivirin treatment for 6 months previously..not successful..12 months this time.Thanks for your comments.
Answer: You may be talking about banding of esophageal varices. The big dilated blood vessels in the esophagus(food tube) that sometimes form in alcoholics or those with liver disease. The application of these bands helps prevent massive bleeding from those blood vessels. They are only used with grade 2 or 3 varices. Is this what you mean??
Question: alcoholic patient bleeding mcq step 1? A 51-year-old with a prolonged history of intermittent alcohol abuse is rushed to the emergency department with reports of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient says that he thinks he got food poisoning and has been vomiting all day. He was startled when he started vomiting "cups full" of blood. Although he has tried to curtail his drinking, he has been unsuccessful. On physical examination, the patient is normotensive, tachycardic, and drowsy. He is a well-nourished, extremely anxious appearing male without evidence of external traumatic injury. Blood tests include a complete blood count, liver function tests, and pancreatic enzymes are all within normal limits. Fecal occult blood test is negative. There is no palmar erythema or caput medusa seen. An upright x-ray film of the chest is unremarkable. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this man's bleeding?
A. Boerhaave syndrome
B. Dieulafoy lesion
C. Esophageal varices
D. Mallory-Weiss tear
E. Peptic ulcer disease
i was unsure as to what a b and d were, so i chose C since PUD would present with some changes in CBC normal values.
Answer: Clint is correct. A Mallory-Weiss tear occurs at the esophagogastric junction as a consequence of prolonged or especially vigorous vomiting.
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding News
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Men at risk for stomach ulcers
Jamaica Gleaner
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Medical Xpress
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract causes serious health problems?and even early deaths?for many patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).
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GI Bleeds Common in Dialysis Patients
MedPage Today
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MedPage Today
Warfarin was associated with a highly significant increase in major overall hemorrhage, with twice as much risk as aspirin, mainly driven by a significant increase in major GI bleeding. NEW ORLEANS -- Warfarin was statistically equal to aspirin in ...
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dailyRx
As their kidneys start to fail, some patients may even bleed from their stomach or intestines, a problem that may need more attention. The rate of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (bleeding in the esophagus, stomach, or first part of the intestine) ...
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Dow inaugurates first public-sector bleeding care unit
The News International
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GreaterKashmir.com
The dream was related to discovering a drug which could stop bleeding from an ulcer in upper GI tract. Upper GI bleeding presents as vomitus of red blood or coffee ground material-the hematemesis or passage black tarry foul smelling stool-the melena.
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WebMD
Daily aspirin therapy is associated with an increased risk for gastrointestinal bleeding, and the recommendation does not apply to people with ulcers or other conditions linked to such bleeds, Crowther says. He says there is increasing evidence linking ...
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Ennis & Ennis, P.A. Investigates Pradaxa Bleed Claims
PR Web (press release)
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TheHeart.Org
[But] if you give a more potent [antiplatelet] drug to a patient and they come back with a GI bleed or an intracranial bleed, what that feels like to me is that it's related to the drug, and that was my fault," he explained.
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