Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
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ICD10 = ICD10|K|92|2|k|90
ICD9 = ICD9|578.9
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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding, commonly abbreviated LGIB, refers to any form of bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
Diagnosis
The following suggest an LGIB:
*Melena and a negative oesophagogastroduodenoscopy
*Hematochezia
*Fecal occult blood
The following may suggest an LGIB:
*Anemia
Causes
*Coagulopathy - specifically a bleeding diathesis
*Colitis
**ischaemic colitis
**ulcerative colitis
**infectious colitis
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***Shigella
***C. difficile
***Campylobacter jejuni
*Hemorrhoids
*Angiodysplasia
*Neoplasm - cancer
*Diverticular disease - diverticulosis, diverticulitis
Management
* Stabilize
* Basic investigations
* Rule out upper GI bleed
* Special investigations
* Definitive treatment
ee also
* Fecal occult blood
* Blood in stool
* Rectal bleeding
* Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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