Initial management of significant LGIB with hemodynamic instability:
Patients should be made NPO.
Achieve stable IV access.
Obtain blood type, and cross-match RBCs.
Stabilize the...
Monitor hemoglobin in the hospital until patient’s condition is stable.
For patients with LGIB that is chronic in nature and hemodynamically stable, they can be re...
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Cohen SA, Klevens AI. Use of capsule endoscopy in ...
578.9 Hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract, unspecified
578.1 Blood in stool
558.3 Allergic gastroenteritis and colitis
K92.2 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
K92.1 Melena
K52.2 Alle...
Q: What is the most common cause of LGIB in an infant?
A: Allergic colitis
Q: What common foods cause stools to be red?
A: Raspberries, cranberries, Kool-Aid, artificial coloring in cereal
Q: What com...
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