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'''Bright red blood per rectum''', abbreviated '''BRBPR''', is a nonspecific sign with a longer differential diagnosis. | '''Bright red blood per rectum''', abbreviated '''BRBPR''', is a nonspecific sign with a longer differential diagnosis. | ||
''Lower GI bleed'' redirects here. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Classic causes of lower GI bleed (mnemonic ''CHAND''): | Classic causes of lower GI bleed (mnemonic ''CHAND''): | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 5 November 2015
Bright red blood per rectum, abbreviated BRBPR, is a nonspecific sign with a longer differential diagnosis.
Lower GI bleed redirects here.
Causes
Classic causes of lower GI bleed (mnemonic CHAND):
- Colitis.
- Hemorrhoids.
- Angiodysplasia.
- Neoplasms - colorectal carcinoma and others.
- Diverticular disease.
Other: