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  2. Hematemesis - Wikipedia

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    Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood. [1] This is usually vomit that contains bright red blood. [2] Coffee ground vomiting is similar to hematemesis, but is distinct in not involving bright red blood. [3] Hematemesis must be differentiated from hemoptysis (coughing up blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed). [4] Both of these are more common conditions.

  3. Coffee ground vomiting - Wikipedia

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    Esophagitis, esophageal varices, gastritis, cirrhosis or gastric ulcers for example, may bleed and produce coffee-ground vomitus. When unaccompanied by melena, hematemesis or a fall in hemoglobin with corresponding urea rises and creates an unstable reaction, and other causes of coffee ground vomitus need to be elucidated; for example, gastric stasis, bowel obstruction or ileus, that can cause ...

  4. Gastrointestinal bleeding - Wikipedia

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    When there is significant blood loss over a short time, symptoms may include vomiting red blood, vomiting black blood, bloody stool, or black stool. [1] Small amounts of bleeding over a long time may cause iron-deficiency anemia resulting in feeling tired or heart-related chest pain . [ 1 ]

  5. Acute esophageal necrosis - Wikipedia

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    The basic and most common symptoms reported are blood in stool and blood in vomiting. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding then is reported, and is very commonly represented in elderly patients. [ 4 ] Black or bloody stools and hematemesis account for over three quarters of the case presentations.

  6. Fecal vomiting - Wikipedia

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    Fecal vomiting or copremesis is a kind of vomiting wherein the material vomited is of fecal origin. It is a common symptom of gastrojejunocolic fistula and intestinal obstruction in the ileum . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Fecal vomiting is often accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain , abdominal distension , dehydration , and diarrhea .

  7. Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Second episode of vomiting after eating same food which provoked first episode of vomiting; Repetitive vomiting 1-4 hours after eating a different food; Significant lethargy; Pallor (paleness of skin) Required emergency department or urgent care visit due to reaction; Required intravenous (IV) fluid administration due to reaction

  8. Jonathan Van Ness ‘Almost Got Gout’ by Eating ‘So ... - AOL

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    Jonathan Van Ness ‘Almost Got Gout’ by Eating ‘So Much Crab Legs’ During “Queer Eye ”Season 9 in Las Vegas (Exclusive) ... “Everybody’s heads and hearts are in the right spot ...

  9. Petechia - Wikipedia

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    A petechia (/ p ɪ ˈ t iː k i ə /; [1] pl.: petechiae) is a small red or purple spot (≤4 mm in diameter) that can appear on the skin, conjunctiva, retina, and mucous membranes which is caused by haemorrhage of capillaries. [2] [3] The word is derived from Italian petecchia 'freckle', of obscure origin. [1]