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  2. Gastrointestinal bleeding - Wikipedia

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    The benefits versus risks of restarting blood thinners such as aspirin or warfarin and anti-inflammatories such as NSAIDs need to be carefully considered. [4] If aspirin is needed for cardiovascular disease prevention, it is reasonable to restart it within seven days in combination with a PPI for those with nonvariceal upper GI bleeding.

  3. Hematuria - Wikipedia

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    Blood clots can prevent urine outflow through either ureter or the bladder. [17] This is known as acute urinary retention. Blood clots that remain in the bladder are digested by urinary urokinase producing fibrin fragments. [17] These fibrin fragments are natural anticoagulants and promote ongoing bleeding from the urinary tract. [17]

  4. Hematochezia - Wikipedia

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    A complete blood count as well as an hemoglobin test should be performed when a patient presents symptoms of hematochezia. A colonoscopy may be necessary if there is suspicion of bleed from colon particularly in the elderly to look for the site and many causes of bleed like carcinoma, ulcerative colitis, rectal varices or other lesions and in certain instances upper gastrointestinal endoscopy ...

  5. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding - Wikipedia

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    A lower gastrointestinal bleed is defined as bleeding originating distal to the ileocecal valve, which includes the colon, rectum, and anus. [2] LGIB was previously defined as any bleed that occurs distal to the ligament of Treitz, which included the aforementioned parts of the intestine and also included the last 1/4 of the duodenum and the entire area of the jejunum and ileum. [1]

  6. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    It may also affect blood sugar levels and blood pressure. Pineapple enzyme Ananas comosus: Bromelain "Diarrhea, increased tendency for bleeding if used simultaneously with anticoagulants and inhibitors of thrombocytic aggregation due to modulation of the arachidonate cascade" [3] Psyllium seed Plantago spp Coumarin derivates Retards absorption ...

  7. US FDA clears use of Cresilon's gel to stop severe bleeding ...

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Cresilon's gel to quickly control bleeding, the privately held company said on Thursday, potentially giving emergency medical technicians and ...

  8. Endoclip - Wikipedia

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    Endoclips have found a primary application in hemostasis (or the stopping of bleeding) during endoscopy of the upper (through gastroscopy) or lower (through colonoscopy) gastrointestinal tract. [1] Many bleeding lesions have been successfully clipped, including bleeding peptic ulcers , [ 4 ] Mallory-Weiss tears of the esophagus , [ 8 ...

  9. Avoiding a colonoscopy? Knoxville lab just launched a blood ...

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    Yes, you may still need a colonoscopy after the blood test. As a first step, ColoHealth is much easier than a colonoscopy, which requires a liquids-only diet followed by medication and an invasive ...