Causes of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
javier benitez (@jvrbntz)
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Case Presentation● 56 year old man w PMH of HTN, COPD, cholecystectomy comes in bright red blood per rectum for the past 5 hours associated with dizziness, palpitations, and sweating.
● VS: BP 157/85 HR 104 RR 20 Temp 98.6 O2 sat 97% RA
● PE: Unremarkable except for generalized abdominal pain, tachycardia, and BRBPR
● List common causes of LGIB
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Causes of LGIB
● Diverticular disease● Angiodysplasia● Colitis
IBD, ischemia, infectious, radiation● Postpolypectomy bleeding● Anorectal disease
Hemorrhoids, rectal varices, fissures ● Small bowel bleeding● Upper Gastrointestinal Bledding
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Reference
Gastrointestinal BleedingRita Kumar, M.D., Angela Mills, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America; 29 (2011), 239-252