LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING

Course overview

GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) BLEEDING IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE ANY BLEEDING THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FROM MOUTH TO THE ANUS. ANY BLEEDING THAT OCCURS DISTAL TO THE LIGAMENT OF TREITZ IS LOWER GI BLEEDING. THIS CONDITION RANGE FROM SCANT BLEEDING TO MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION.