Causes of GI bleeding Flashcards
1
Q
What are the causes of upper GI bleeds?
A
Gastritis. Peptic ulcers. Malignancy. Mallory-Weiss tear. Oesophageal varices.
2
Q
What are the causes of lower GI bleeds?
A
Haemorrhoids. Diverticulitis. IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis). Malignancy. Infectious diarrhoea. Angiodysplasia. Polyps.