Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer. Risks/benefits of EGD discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer, esophagitis, and arteriovenous malformation. Risks/benefits of EGD discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy. ...Read more
Melena - Differential diagnosis includes gastric ulcer and esophageal varices. Risks/benefits of EGD with possible variceal banding discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy. ...Read more
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Differential diagnosis includes gastric ulcer and esophageal varices.
Risks/benefits of EGD with possible variceal banding discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy. [] Octreotide drip.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer. Risks/benefits of EGD discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer, esophagitis, and arteriovenous malformation. Risks/benefits of EGD discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer and esophageal varices. Risks/benefits of EGD with possible variceal banding discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy with possible variceal banding. [] Octreotide drip and pantoprazole drip.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer, esophagitis, arteriovenous malformation and less likely colon cancer. Risks/benefits of EGD and a possible colonoscopy at a later time discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy. Will re-assess for colonoscopy after upper endoscopy.
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[] []male presented with []. Denies hematemesis, hematochezia, or melena. Acute blood loss anemia - probable iron deficiency anemia. Differential diagnosis includes gastric ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis,[] and less likely colon cancer. Risks/benefits of EGD discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy. Ordered iron studies.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes bleeding from peptic ulcer and esophageal varices. Risks/benefits of EGD with possible variceal banding discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy with possible variceal banding.
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Melena -
Differential diagnosis includes gastric ulcer and esophageal varices.
Risks/benefits of EGD with possible variceal banding discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy.
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Melena - Differential diagnosis includes peptic ulcer, esophagitis, and arteriovenous malformation. Risks/benefits of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy.
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[] []male presented with []. Denies hematemesis, hematochezia, or melena. Acute blood loss anemia - probable iron deficiency anemia. Differential diagnosis includes gastric ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis,[] and less likely colon cancer. Risks/benefits of EGD discussed with patient[] including bleeding, infection, perforation, and death. Patient agreeable to proceed with upper endoscopy. Ordered iron studies. Transfuse to hemoglobin of 8.
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