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Flashcards in Bloody Stool Deck (8)
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1
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Hematemesis

A

Vomiting blood or coffee ground material

2
Q

Hematochezia

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Passage of maroon or bright red blood or blood clots per rectum

3
Q

Melena

A

Black tarry stool

4
Q

Blood in stool comes from

A

Upper GI bleed or Lower GI bleed (below the ligament of Treitz)

5
Q

Etiology

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  • Anatomic (diverticulosis)
  • Vascular (ischemic, radiation induced, angiodysplasia)
  • Inflammatory (IBD, infectious)
  • Neoplastic
6
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Diagnosis via

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Clinical exam, vital signs, orthostatics, endoscopy, CT scan, nuclear scan

7
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Labs to run

A

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

8
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Treatment

A

IV access, fluids, blood/blood products transfusion, procedures available to evaluate or stop the bleed