Dark feces that are associated with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Examples for "melena "
Examples for "melena "
1 A 30-year-old male visited emergency room of our hospital with hematemesis and melena .
2 The two remaining patients presented with acute hematemesis and melena .
3 A 45-years-old woman presented with melena for several weeks.
4 We report two cases of patients with duodenal metastases from lung adenocarcinoma presented with recurrent melena .
5 We present the case of a 30-year-old man who underwent an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for melena .
1 High fever, cramps, loss of sensation, hæmaturia, and melæna are among the other symptoms that may be present.
1 Instead, they suggest testing for microscopic amounts of blood in the stool .
2 The home-based test looks for signs of blood in the stool .
3 Why didn't the sight of blood in the stool suggest the need of assistance?
4 If the test detects blood in the stool , a follow-up test like a colonoscopy is used to check for colon polyps, or growths, or cancer.
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Translations for blood in the stool