Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management

Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management

Question. Enumerate The Causes Of Hematemesis.
Answer.

Rapid loss of blood from a lesion in the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum above the level of the ampulla of Vater will result in vomiting of blood.

Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management

Hematemesis Causes

1. Common causes

• Duodenal ulcer
• Esophagitis
• Gastric erosion
• Varices
• Gastric ulcer.

2. Less common

• Carcinoma stomach
• Bleeding diathesis
• Aortic aneurysm

Causes of Hematemesis and Its Symptoms

3. Rare cases

• Acute pancreatitis
• Angiomas
• Telangiectasia
• COPD
• Polycythemia vera
• Hypoparathyroidism.