Sept. 1, 2023

Rectal Bleeding

Rectal Bleeding
Rectal Bleeding
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Rectal Bleeding
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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the September 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Rectal Bleeding

Etiology/pathophysiology

Risk factors

Differential diagnosis

Prehospital care

ED history and physical exam

Diagnostic studies

  • Laboratory testing
  • Imaging studies

Treatment

  • Transfusion
  • Coagulation reversal
  • Embolization

Special Populations

  • Pediatrics
  • Pregnant patients
  • Elderly patients

Scoring systems

Disposition

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