Evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding.

Evaluation of Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding - AAFP

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as gastrointestinal bleeding that is not visible to the patient or physician, resulting in ...

Evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding - UpToDate

Outline · SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS · INTRODUCTION · CAUSES OF OCCULT GI BLEEDING · TESTING FOR OCCULT BLOOD · EVALUATION OF A POSITIVE FECAL ...

Evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding - PubMed

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as gastrointestinal bleeding that is not visible to the patient or physician, resulting in either a positive ...

Evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal ...

Occult bleeding refers to the initial presentation of a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) result and/or iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), with no evidence of ...

Evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleed - McGill University

This review focuses on the causes and diagnostic investi- gation of occult GI bleeding, manifested as a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) ...

A New View of Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding - AAFP

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding usually is discovered when fecal occult blood test results are positive or iron deficiency anemia is detected.

Occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding - PubMed Central

Occult GIB is defined as bleeding that is not visible to the subject while obscure GIB is defined as persistent or recurrent bleeding for which no definitive ...

Evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal ...

Occult bleeding refers to the initial presentation of a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) result and/or iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), with no evidence of ...

AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of occult ...

briefly defines occult GI bleeding as blood in the feces in amounts too small to be seen but detectable by chemical tests. No definition for obscure intestinal ...

The evaluation and management of obscure and occult ...

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is defined as GI bleeding of uncertain etiology after a standard endoscopic evaluation of ...

Medline ® Abstracts for References 6-9 of 'Evaluation of occult ...

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as gastrointestinal bleeding that is not visible to the patient or physician, resulting in either a positive fecal ...

Evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding. - Semantic Scholar

Evaluation of a patient who has a positive fecal occult blood test without iron deficiency anemia should begin with colonoscopy; asymptomatic patients whose ...

AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of occult ...

Occult bleeding typically refers to the initial presentation of a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) result and/or iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) without ...

Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: An Evaluation of Available ...

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding was defined as continued bleeding in spite of a normal series of roentgenograms of the upper part of the gastrointestinal.

Occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: causes and clinical ...

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding is common and can be caused by virtually any lesion in the gastrointestinal tract. It includes fecal occult ...

Diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding: A practical guide for clinicians

The American Gastroenterological Association defines occult GI bleeding as the initial presentation of a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) result and/or ...

Evaluation of Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding - ResearchGate

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding usually is discovered when fecal occult blood test results are positive or iron deficiency anemia is detected. Fecal occult ...

Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding | New England Journal of Medicine

Thus, occult bleeding is usually identified only by tests that detect fecal blood or, if bleeding is sufficient, when it becomes manifest as ...

Obscure and Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding - SpringerLink

Occult GI bleeding is that bleeding without signs of exteriorization, manifests as faecal occult blood and/or iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA).

S0613 The Role of Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) in Acute Care ...

Occult GIB was defined as bleeding that is not visible to the physician or the patient. Those patients underwent FOBT testing as part of their evaluation and ...