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    This document summarizes risk factors and signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding. The key risk factors include being over 60 years old, having severe medical conditions, active bleeding, low blood pressure, receiving over 6 units of blood transfusions, and severe clotting issues. Signs and symptoms consist of vomiting or passing blood or dark stool, rectal bleeding, and other possible symptoms like weight loss, abdominal pain, dehydration, fever, anemia, and fainting.

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    This document summarizes risk factors and signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding. The key risk factors include being over 60 years old, having severe medical conditions, active bleeding, low blood pressure, receiving over 6 units of blood transfusions, and severe clotting issues. Signs and symptoms consist of vomiting or passing blood or dark stool, rectal bleeding, and other possible symptoms like weight loss, abdominal pain, dehydration, fever, anemia, and fainting.

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    This document summarizes risk factors and signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding. The key risk factors include being over 60 years old, having severe medical conditions, active bleeding, low blood pressure, receiving over 6 units of blood transfusions, and severe clotting issues. Signs and symptoms consist of vomiting or passing blood or dark stool, rectal bleeding, and other possible symptoms like weight loss, abdominal pain, dehydration, fever, anemia, and fainting.

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    RISK FACTORS:

    - Age older than 60 yrs


    - Severe comorbidity
    - Active bleeding (eg, witnessed hematemesis, red blood per nasogastric tube,
    fresh blood per rectum
    - Hemodynamic instability: hypotension
    - RBC transfusion greater than or equal to 6 units
    - Severe coagulopathy

    Reference: Limjindaporn (2010) https://www.slideshare.net/taem/chitladaupper-gi-bleeding

    SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS


    - Vomiting blood, which might be red or might be dark brown and resemble coffee
    grounds in texture
    - Black, tarry stool
    - Rectal bleeding, usually in or with stool
    Other symptoms may include
    - Weight loss
    - Abdominal cramps
    - Dehydration
    - Fever
    - Anemia
    - Low blood pressure
    - Fainting

    Reference: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/radiology/interventional-radiology/
    conditions-treated/gastrointestinal-bleeding
    : https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gastrointestinal-bleeding/symptoms-causes/syc-
    20372729

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