Bleeding Esophageal Varices: Symptoms & Signs (Esophageal Variceal Rupture, Esophageal Variceal Bleeding, Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage)

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Alternate Names : Esophageal Variceal Rupture, Esophageal Variceal Bleeding, Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage

Symptoms often happen quite suddenly and include:

coughing up or vomiting up blood

black, tarry stools due to the bleeding in the gut

lightheadedness from loss of blood

passing out from loss of blood

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Author: Adam Brochert, MD
Reviewer: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Reviewed: 04/03/01

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