Definition of Hematemesis. Meaning of Hematemesis. Synonyms of Hematemesis

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Definition of Hematemesis

Hematemesis
Hematemesis Hem`a*tem"e*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + ? a vomiting, fr. ? to vomit.] (Med.) A vomiting of blood.

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- needed] Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood. This is usually vomit that contains bright red blood. Coffee ground vomiting is similar to hematemesis, but...
- vomiting and retching such as food poisoning. The syndrome presents with hematemesis. The laceration is sometimes referred to as a Mallory–Weiss tear. Mallory–Weiss...
- or malignancy. When bright red blood is vomited, it is termed hematemesis. Hematemesis, in contrast to coffee ground vomitus, suggests that upper gastrointestinal...
- of melas, black).[citation needed] Blood in stool Dieulafoy's lesion Hematemesis MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Bloody or tarry stools, retrieved 19 July 2010...
- source. The diagnosis is easier when the people have hematemesis. In the absence of hematemesis, 40% to 50% of people in the emergency department with...
- upper gastrointestinal tract. It may play a role in the evaluation of hematemesis. It can also be used as a cooling technique for hyperthermic patients...
- symptoms usually relate to painless bleeding, with vomiting blood (hematemesis) and/or black stools (melena). Less often, Dieulafoy's lesions may cause...
- Gastrointestinal abdominal pain (R10) bloating (R14) belching (R14) bleeding: Hematemesis blood in stool: melena (K92.1), hematochezia constipation (K59.0) diarrhea...
- organs, which can cause red and/or black patchy rash and hemoptysis/hematemesis (coughing up/ vomiting of blood). There are bumps on the skin that look...
- tachycardia, coagulopathy with hypofibrinogenemia and thrombocytopenia, hematemesis, melena, epistaxis, hematuria, intracerebral hemorrhage, and kidney failure...