Flashcards in Bloody Stool Deck (8)
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Hematemesis
Vomiting blood or coffee ground material
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Hematochezia
Passage of maroon or bright red blood or blood clots per rectum
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Melena
Black tarry stool
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Blood in stool comes from
Upper GI bleed or Lower GI bleed (below the ligament of Treitz)
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Etiology
-Anatomic (diverticulosis)
-Vascular (ischemic, radiation induced, angiodysplasia)
-Inflammatory (IBD, infectious)
-Neoplastic
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Diagnosis via
Clinical exam, vital signs, orthostatics, endoscopy, CT scan, nuclear scan
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Labs to run
CBC, Coagulation profile, chemistry, type and screen
Chemistry- used to check/screen for abnormalities from 1 or more organ systems;
tests for enzymes, drugs, minerals, hormones
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