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haematemesis

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haematemesis.
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Q. Why do alcoholics spew blood? I saw someone vomiting blood and my brother said it is because he’s an alcoholic but couldn’t explain why…

A. Alcohol affects many different things in the body. This sounds very serious and he probably needs immediate medical attention. When your body is trying to process something that is harming it at the same time, many things are going on and being destroyed.

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These patients present with gastrointestinal bleeding, often an initial smaller 'herald' bleed followed by a massive haematemesis and/or haematoschezia.
Most aneurysms are found in the infra-renal aorta by Van Marle, J. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Case report A 31-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse was admitted to our hospital with recurrent episodes of epigastric pain, haematemesis and melena.
Management of haemorrhage secondary to a pseudoaneurysm of the ... by Nejmeddine, Affes; Ahmed, Guirat; Khalil, Ben Salah; Issam, Beyrouti; Henda, Ketata / South African Journal of Radiology
Later Charlie finds his own patience tested by a truck driver with abdominal pains claiming he has a history of haematemesis.
Things are far from Sunny on wards; CASUALTY, Saturday, BBC1, 8.05pm by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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