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Melissa Gail Teitelman-Grotegut

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Gastroenterology
Duke Box 3662, Durham, NC 27710
0336 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27705

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Evaluation of the guaiac-positive patient

Book section · 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 fr ... Full text Cite