December 12, 2012

Nursing Tip of the Day! - Medical Surgical Nursing

Category: Medical Surgical Nursing 
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is characterized by fresh rectal bleeding but may require passage of an NGT or even OGD to exclude an upper GI source. Common causes are mesenteric ischemia, infective colitis, angiodysplasia and diverticulitis. 

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