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| Bleeding: often, but not necesssicairly a history of epigastric pain. |
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Definition
| melena due to peptic ulcer |
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| recent ingestion of alcohol, asprin, or other anti inflmammatory drugs; recent bodily trauma, severe burns surgery, or increased intracranial pressure. |
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| gastritis or stress ulcers causing melena. |
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| cirrhosis of the the or other cause of portal hypertension. |
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| esophageal or gastric varices causing melena, or hx of hypertension causing melena. |
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| retching, vomiting, often recent ingesion of alcohol casing melena. |
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| reflux esophagitis Mallory-Weiss tear, a mucosal tear in the esophagus due to retching and vomiting causing melena. |
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refers to a passage of black tarry sticky and shiny stools. tests of occult blood are positive.
Involves at least 60ml of blood into the gastrointestinal tract. (less in infants and children).
in infants melena may result from swallowing blood during the birth process. |
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| Ingestion of iron, bismuth salts as in Pepto Bismol, licorice, or even commerical chocolate cookies causing melena. |
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Black, nonsticky stool type melena
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| may result from other causes, then give negative results when tested for occult blood. (ingesion of iron or other substances, however, may cause a positive test result in absence of blood.) these stools have no pathologic significiance. |
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Definition
| Black Nonsticky Stools causing Melena. |
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| Pink urine, which usually preceedes the reddish stool. |
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| ingestion of beets causing reddish but nonbloody stools. |
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| blood on the toilet paper or on the surface of the stool; anal pain. |
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| anal fissure causing red blood in the stools. |
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| blood on the toilet paper, on the surface of the stool, or dripping into the toilet. |
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| hemorrhoids causing red blood in the stools. |
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| lower abdominal pain, sometimes feer or shock in older adults. Abdomen typically soft to palpation. |
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Definition
| ischemic collitis causing red blood in the stools. |
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| diarrhea, rectal urgency, tenesmus, causing red blood in the stools. |
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| Infectious diarrhea or proctitis (various causes) from frequent anal intercourse. |
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| two conditions that can cause red blood in the stools with diarrhea. |
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| Ulerative Colitis, and Chron's disease. |
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| benign polyps of the colon and diverticula of the colon can cause what type of blood in the stools? |
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| often a change in bowel habits and red blood in the stools can be caused by |
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| usually originates in the colon, rectum, or anus, and much less frequently in the jejunum or ileum. Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage may also cause red stools. the amount of blood lost then is usually large (more than a liter). Rapid transit time through the intestinal tract leaves insufficient time for the blood to turn black. |
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Definition
| Red blood in the stools causing melena. |
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