Hemorrhage
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Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. |
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GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; coord IM with organ/dis precoord (IM), not organ /blood supply; consider also terms for presence of blood within cavities, as HEMOTHORAX; HEMATOCOLPOS; etc. |
Hemorrhage Categories.
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Blood Loss, Surgical - Loss of blood during a surgical procedure. |
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Ecchymosis - Extravasation of blood into the skin, resulting in a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch, larger than a petechia. |
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. |
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Hematoma - An extravasation of blood localized in an organ, space, or tissue. |
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Hemobilia - Hemorrhage in or through the BILIARY TRACT due to trauma, inflammation, CHOLELITHIASIS, vascular disease, or neoplasms. |
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Postoperative Hemorrhage - Hemorrhage following any surgical procedure. It may be immediate or delayed and is not restricted to the surgical wound. |
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Shock, Hemorrhagic - Acute hemorrhage or excessive fluid loss resulting in HYPOVOLEMIA. |
Hemorrhage Definitions and Terms
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