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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''): | ||
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*[[Hemorrhoids]]. | *[[Hemorrhoids]]. | ||
*[[Angiodysplasia]]. | *[[Angiodysplasia]]. | ||
*Neoplasms. | *Neoplasms - [[colorectal carcinoma]] and others. | ||
*[[Diverticular disease]]. | *[[Diverticular disease]]. | ||
Other: | Other: | ||
*[[Solitary rectal ulcer]]. | *[[Solitary rectal ulcer]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Gastrointestinal bleeding]]. | |||
*[[Upper GI bleed]]. | |||
*[[Clinical_history]]. | |||
[[Category:Clinical]] | [[Category:Clinical]] | ||