Diseases

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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Disease Name: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Standard Disease Name: gastrointestinal hemorrhage
MeSH Tree: No data
ICD-10: K92.2

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DO ID: No data
MeSH ID: D006471
OMIM ID: MTHU037097|MTHU037987|MTHU037981|MTHU037874
UMLS ID: C0017181
HPO ID: No data

Description and Extensions

Description: NCI2016_NICHD_1602D:Hemorrhage originating at any site located within the gastrointestinal tract.|NCI2016_02D:Bleeding originating from any part of the gastrointestinal tract.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.|MEDLINEPLUS_20151021:Your digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, rectum, and anus. Bleeding can come from any of these areas. The amount of bleeding can be so small that only a lab test can find it. Signs of bleeding in the digestive tract depend where it is and how much bleeding there is. Signs of bleeding in the upper digestive tract include <ul> <li>Bright red blood in vomit</li> <li>Vomit that looks like coffee grounds</li> <li>Black or tarry stool</li> <li>Dark blood mixed with stool</li> </ul> Signs of bleeding in the lower digestive tract include <ul> <li>Black or tarry stool</li> <li>Dark blood mixed with stool</li> <li>Stool mixed or coated with bright red blood</li> </ul> GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hemorrhoids.html'>hemorrhoids</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pepticulcer.html'>peptic ulcers</a>, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diverticulosisanddiverticulitis.html'>diverticulosis and diverticulitis</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ulcerativecolitis.html'>ulcerative colitis</a> and <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/crohnsdisease.html'>Crohn's disease</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colonicpolyps.html'>colonic polyps</a>, or cancer in the <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colorectalcancer.html'>colon</a>, <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stomachcancer.html'>stomach</a> or <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/esophagealcancer.html'>esophagus</a>. The test used most often to look for the cause of GI bleeding is called <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endoscopy.html'>endoscopy</a>. It uses a flexible instrument inserted through the mouth or rectum to view the inside of the GI tract. A type of endoscopy called <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colonoscopy.html'>colonoscopy</a> looks at the large intestine. NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases|HPO2016_07_04:Hemorrhage affecting the gastrointestinal tract. [HPO:probinson]|CSP2006:escape of blood from the vessels, or bleeding, in the gastrointestinal tract.

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