Difference between revisions of "Bright red blood per rectum"
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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Classic causes of lower GI bleed (CHAND): | Classic causes of lower GI bleed (mnemonic ''CHAND''): | ||
*[[Colitis]]. | *[[Colitis]]. | ||
**[[Infectious colitis]]. | **[[Infectious colitis]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:54, 20 February 2014
Bright red blood per rectum, abbreviated BRBPR, is a nonspecific sign with a longer differential diagnosis.
Causes
Classic causes of lower GI bleed (mnemonic CHAND):
- Colitis.
- Hemorrhoids.
- Angiodysplasia.
- Neoplasms.
- Diverticular disease.
Other: