A 70-year-old male presented with rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. He reported passing blood with stool over the past few hours. The document discusses different sources of gastrointestinal bleeding including from the upper GI tract, small intestine, and colon. Common causes of upper GI bleeding include peptic ulcers, varices, Mallory-Weiss tears, and tumors. Small intestinal sources include vascular ectasias, Crohn's disease, and Meckel's diverticulum. Colonic sources include hemorrhoids, diverticula, angiodysplasias, and colon cancers. The approach involves determining if the bleeding is from the upper or lower GI tract by measuring vital signs, listening for bowel sounds, and checking
A 70-year-old male presented with rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. He reported passing blood with stool over the past few hours. The document discusses different sources of gastrointestinal bleeding including from the upper GI tract, small intestine, and colon. Common causes of upper GI bleeding include peptic ulcers, varices, Mallory-Weiss tears, and tumors. Small intestinal sources include vascular ectasias, Crohn's disease, and Meckel's diverticulum. Colonic sources include hemorrhoids, diverticula, angiodysplasias, and colon cancers. The approach involves determining if the bleeding is from the upper or lower GI tract by measuring vital signs, listening for bowel sounds, and checking
A 70-year-old male presented with rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. He reported passing blood with stool over the past few hours. The document discusses different sources of gastrointestinal bleeding including from the upper GI tract, small intestine, and colon. Common causes of upper GI bleeding include peptic ulcers, varices, Mallory-Weiss tears, and tumors. Small intestinal sources include vascular ectasias, Crohn's disease, and Meckel's diverticulum. Colonic sources include hemorrhoids, diverticula, angiodysplasias, and colon cancers. The approach involves determining if the bleeding is from the upper or lower GI tract by measuring vital signs, listening for bowel sounds, and checking
A 70-year-old male presented with rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. He reported passing blood with stool over the past few hours. The document discusses different sources of gastrointestinal bleeding including from the upper GI tract, small intestine, and colon. Common causes of upper GI bleeding include peptic ulcers, varices, Mallory-Weiss tears, and tumors. Small intestinal sources include vascular ectasias, Crohn's disease, and Meckel's diverticulum. Colonic sources include hemorrhoids, diverticula, angiodysplasias, and colon cancers. The approach involves determining if the bleeding is from the upper or lower GI tract by measuring vital signs, listening for bowel sounds, and checking
