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Thesis
Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2000
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3945
Abstract
The epidemiology, pathology, history/physical, and diagnostic tests for gastrointestional bleeding are discussed and presented through an algorithm to be utilized by a general practitioner in determining treatments and costs. The tests described include serum tests, fecal occult blood, nasogastric aspiration, flexible rectosigmoidoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, barium studies, enteroscopy, arteriography, nuclear medicine scans, surgery, and pharmaceutical treatment. Patient education and preparation are presented from an outpatient focus, except for arteriography and nuclear medicine scans. The specificity and sensitivity of the diagnostic tests are compared to allow the practitioner a choice as to which treatment path is most likely to provide the desired results.
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- Title
- Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Creators
- Sally Ann Carlson
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590729701842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis