Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition
Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient
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Burbridge, R; Teitelman, M
January 1, 2016
One of the more common encounters a physician must deal with is the presence of occult gastrointestinal blood loss. The prevalence may reach up to 1 in 20 adults. The detection of occult blood is important because a person may lose up to 150 ml of blood from the proximal gastrointestinal tract before producing overt melena [Schiff et al. Am J Med Sci 203:409, 1942]. Before proceeding further, an important distinction must be made between occult gastrointestinal blood loss and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
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January 1, 2016
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Burbridge, R., & Teitelman, M. (2016). Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient. In Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition (pp. 183–189). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40646-6_16
Burbridge, R., and M. Teitelman. “Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient.” In Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition, 183–89, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40646-6_16.
Burbridge R, Teitelman M. Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient. In: Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition. 2016. p. 183–9.
Burbridge, R., and M. Teitelman. “Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient.” Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition, 2016, pp. 183–89. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40646-6_16.
Burbridge R, Teitelman M. Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient. Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition. 2016. p. 183–189.
DOI
ISBN
9783319406442
Publication Date
January 1, 2016
Start / End Page
183 / 189