ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
Case #5 - A 65 year old with hematemesis |
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4.) What are the various causes or sources of upper GI bleeding?
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Sources of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: bleeding peptic ulcer or gastric ulcer, esophagitis, gastritis, duodenitis, gastroesophageal varices, gastric neoplasm, Mallory Weiss tear, Dieulafoy lesion, AV malformation, epistaxis, hemoptysis.
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