Health and Medical Guide to Symptoms Gastrointestinal Bleeding Health information topics about Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Digestive System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ7C4T46JC&sub_... Children 1. Stool Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest8.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006471&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Colonoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonoscopy/ 2. Upper Endoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/upperendoscopy/ 3. Understanding Capsule Endoscopy American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/gea_und_cap_endo.cfm 4. Small Bowel Bleeding and Capsule Endoscopy American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/gihealth/smallbowel.asp 5. Abdominal Pain, Short-Term American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/527.xml 6. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/sigmoidoscopy/ 7. Fecal Occult Blood Test: Checking for Blood in Sto Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00002 8. Fecal Occult Blood Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fecal_occult_blood/tes... 9. Lower GI Series National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lowergi/ Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Colorectal Cancer Glossary of Terms Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/screenforlife/terms.htm 2. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ National Institutes of Health 1. Bleeding in the Digestive Tract National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bleeding/ Organizations 1. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 2. American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/ 3. American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/ Overviews 1. Understanding GI Bleeding American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/gibleeding/index.asp Related Issues 1. Dangers of Aspirin and NSAIDs American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/women/asprin.asp 2. Stool Color: When to Worry Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00772 Specific Conditions 1. Dieulafoy's Lesion Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00705 2. Bleeding Varices Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3300/3366.asp?index=... 3. Anal Fissures Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00671 4. Rectal Bleeding Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01294 5. Proctitis National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/proctitis/ 6. Meckel's Diverticulum American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/547.xml Treatment 1. Shunt Surgical Procedures American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 2. 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