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    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 April 21, 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 April 21]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114458/all/Occult_gastrointestinal__GI__bleeding.
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