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===Pathophysiology=== | ===Pathophysiology=== | ||
===Clinical and Associated Features=== | ===Clinical and Associated Features=== | ||
*[[Cancer]], [[IBD]] - fresh red blood in stools (possibly [[melaena]] depending on how high up the lesion is) [[weight loss]], [[tiredness]], [[pallor]], [[loss of appetite]] | |||
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===Differential Diagnosis=== | ===Differential Diagnosis=== | ||
*Serious - [[bowel cancer]], [[IBD]], [[intestinal ischaemia]], [[meckel's diverticulum]] | *Serious - [[bowel cancer]], [[IBD]], [[intestinal ischaemia]], [[meckel's diverticulum]] | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 16 December 2009
Definition
Bleed per rectum/find blood in your poo. (If you put the blood in the poo afterwards, this does not count. That's just weird.)
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Clinical and Associated Features
- Cancer, IBD - fresh red blood in stools (possibly melaena depending on how high up the lesion is) weight loss, tiredness, pallor, loss of appetite
Differential Diagnosis
- Serious - bowel cancer, IBD, intestinal ischaemia, meckel's diverticulum
- Less serious - angiodyslasia, haemorrhoids, anal fissure,