RT Book, Section
A1 Saad, Antonio F.
A1 Pacheco, Luis D.
A2 Pacheco, Luis D.
A2 Saade, George R.
A2 Hankins, Gary D.V.
SR Print(0)
ID 1115520258
T1 Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Pregnancy
T2 Maternal Medicine
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071824163
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115520258
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  American  College  of  Gastroenterology  defines  acute  lower  gastrointestinal  bleeding  (LGIB)  as  a  bleeding  episode  from  the  gastrointestinal  tract  originating  distal  to  the  ligament  of  Treitz  that  may  lead  to  unstable  vital  signs,  anemia,  or  requirement  of  a  blood  transfusion.1  Acute  LGIB  most  commonly  presents  as  hematochezia  and  often  necessitates  hospital  admission,  immediate  workup,  and  treatment.  In  this  section,  we  will  be  focusing  on  the  initial  evaluation  of  acute  hematochezia  associated  with  inflammatory  bowel  disease  (IBD),  the  major  etiology  of  LGIB  in  the  young  adult  population.