Occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
Occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.
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Etiology
- Malignancy
- Vascular ectasias (angiodysplasias), eg, idiopathic arteriovenous malformation (AVM), CREST syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias
- Portal hypertensive gastropathy
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Ulcerated polyp
- Infections, eg, hookworm, tuberculosis (TB)
- Drugs, eg, NSAIDs, aspirin
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Malabsorption, especially celiac sprue
- Menstrual or pregnancy-associated iron loss
- Idiopathic
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Occult Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114458/all/Occult_gastrointestinal__GI__bleeding.
Zeiger RF. Occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114458/all/Occult_gastrointestinal__GI__bleeding. Accessed October 15, 2019.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Occult gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114458/all/Occult_gastrointestinal__GI__bleeding
Zeiger RF. Occult Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 October 15]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114458/all/Occult_gastrointestinal__GI__bleeding.
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