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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Medical Definition: Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific intestinal dis (IM), as colonic hemorrhage = GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE (IM) + COLONIC DISEASES (IM); rectal bleeding: see note under RECTUM; X ref HEMATOCHEZIA is red blood in the feces when bleeding is from the lower bowel: do no
Also Called: Hematochezia
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hematemesis - Vomiting of blood that is either fresh bright red, or older "coffee-ground" in character. It generally indicates bleeding of the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage - Bleeding from a PEPTIC ULCER that can be located in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Medical Definitions and Terms

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