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Lint: gastrointestinal-bleeding

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"Gastrointestinal ​(GI) bleeding refers to haemorrhage into the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract."

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"haematemesis: usually upper GI"

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"GI bleeding is commonly clinically subdivided into whether it occurs in the upper (proximal) or lower (distal) GI tract:"

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"GI bleeding is commonly clinically subdivided into whether it occurs in the upper (proximal) or lower (distal) GI tract:"

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"upper GI bleeding: bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz, i.e. proximal to the duodenojejunal (DJ) junction"

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"lower GI bleeding: bleeding distal to the ligament of Treitz, i.e. distal to the duodenojujenal junction"

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