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Bloody Stools (LGIB)?
Distal disease more likely to cause obvious bleeding.
Symptom or Condition
Structural
Inflammatory
Infection
Vascular
Other Diagnoses
Meds can exacerbate any cause of lower GI bleeding: warfarin, heparin, direct throbmin inhibitors, anti-plt agents, or other anticoagulant agents.
Very brisk upper GI bleeding can cause gross blood in stool.
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