Melena
Melena: Introduction
Melena: Black, tarry stools with an offensive odour caused by an upper gastrointestinal bleed.
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Causes of Melena:
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causes of Melena.
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Melena
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- MELENA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Melena
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Hemorrhoids
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Melena
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Rectal Bleeding
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hematochezia
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Melena
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Melena
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Melena
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Melena: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Melena
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas other
causes that are...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of ...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal illness ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A variety...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, or GERD.
Other...read more »
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Melena: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Melena
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Causes of Melena listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Melena as a symptom include:
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causes of Melena
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Medications or substances causing Melena:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Melena as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Melena
Definitions of Melena:
Melena: Although the correct pronunciation of this word is as noted, the more usual U.S. pronunciation is mel'ena. Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal juices. Cf.: hematochezia SYN: melanorrhagia, melanorrhea. [G. melaina, fem. of melas, black]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.
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Detailed list of causes of Melena
The list below shows some of the causes of Melena mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Melena
How Common are these Causes of Melena?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Melena.
Of the 88
causes of Melena that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 6
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 80
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Melena
Conditions listing symptoms: Melena:
The following list of conditions
have 'Melena' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
B
Banti's syndrome
... melenaC
Caustic or corrosive substance ingestion
... melenaChoriocarcinoma, infantile
... melenaD
Dermatomyositis
... melenaE
Essential thrombocytosis - same as essential thrombocythemia
... melenaH
Hemorrhagic thrombocythemia
... melenaHepatorenal tyrosinemia
... melenaK
Katayama fever
... melenaM
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
... melenaMénétrier's disease
... melena
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Causes of Melena Based on Risk Factors
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What are the alternative names for Melena:
PR bleeding, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Anal haemorrhage, BRBPR, Bleeding per rectum, Blood in faeces, Blood loss from GI tract, Bloody stool, GI bleeding, Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Hematochezia, Melaena
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Classifications of Melena:
Medical Conditions associated with Melena:
Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Bowel problems (2317 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes)
Symptoms related to Melena:
Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Stool odor (59 causes), Stool color changes (315 causes), Upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction, Black tarry stools, Iron deficiency anemia, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Peptic ulcer, Warfarin overdose
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