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 January 20, 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 January 20]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114458/all/Occult_gastrointestinal__GI__bleeding

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