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Descriptor English: Hematemesis
Descriptor Spanish: Hematemesis
Descriptor hematemesis
Scope note: Vómito de sangre que puede ser de color rojo brillante, o tener aspecto oscuro en forma de "posos de café". Generalmente indica hemorragia del TRACTO GASTROINTESTINAL SUPERIOR.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hematemese
Descriptor French: Hématémèse
Entry term(s): Hematemeses
Tree number(s): C06.405.227.400
C23.550.414.788.400
C23.888.821.937.019
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006396
Scope note: Vomiting of blood that is either fresh bright red, or older "coffee-ground" in character. It generally indicates bleeding of the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 28066
Unique ID: D006396
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Hematemesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0010038
Scope note Vomiting of blood that is either fresh bright red, or older "coffee-ground" in character. It generally indicates bleeding of the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
Preferred term Hematemesis
Entry term(s) Hematemeses



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