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Coffee ground vomitus

MedGen UID:
734293
•Concept ID:
C1510416
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Coffee ground emesis; Coffee ground vomiting; Coffee grounds emesis; Coffee grounds vomiting; Vomiting blood - coffee ground; Vomiting old blood
SNOMED CT: Vomiting old blood (40835002); Vomiting blood - coffee ground (40835002); Coffee ground vomiting (40835002); Coffee ground emesis (40835002)
 
HPO: HP:0032144

Definition

Vomit that has the appearance of coffee grounds, which occurs due to the presence of coagulated blood in the vomit. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCoffee ground vomitus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of jejunoileal diverticular hemorrhage: a decade of experience.
Yen HH, Chen YY, Yang CW, Soon MS
J Dig Dis 2012 Jun;13(6):316-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2012.00591.x. PMID: 22624555

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Etiology

Cancer, platelet distribution width, and total protein levels as predictors of rebleeding in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Tatlıparmak AC, Dikme Ö, Dikme Ö, Topaçoğlu H
PeerJ 2022;10:e14061. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.7717/peerj.14061. PMID: 36128193Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of jejunoileal diverticular hemorrhage: a decade of experience.
Yen HH, Chen YY, Yang CW, Soon MS
J Dig Dis 2012 Jun;13(6):316-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2012.00591.x. PMID: 22624555
Role of clinical parameters for predicting the cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Rattanasupar A
J Med Assoc Thai 2012 Jan;95(1):22-8. PMID: 22379737
The significance and work-up of minor gastrointestinal bleeding in hospitalized nursing home patients.
Suatengco R, Posner GL, Marsh F Jr
J Natl Med Assoc 1995 Oct;87(10):749-50. PMID: 7473849Free PMC Article
The rate of gastrointestinal bleeding in a general ICU population: a retrospective study.
Gurman G, Samri M, Sarov B, Bearman JE, Heilig I
Intensive Care Med 1990;16(1):44-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01706324. PMID: 2107235

Diagnosis

Cancer, platelet distribution width, and total protein levels as predictors of rebleeding in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Tatlıparmak AC, Dikme Ö, Dikme Ö, Topaçoğlu H
PeerJ 2022;10:e14061. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.7717/peerj.14061. PMID: 36128193Free PMC Article
A severe case of epigastric pain, diarrhea and coffee ground vomitus.
Marinucci C, Zardo F, Musso A, Strignano P, di Cella SM, Porta M
Intern Emerg Med 2018 Oct;13(7):1097-1101. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1007/s11739-018-1807-0. PMID: 29516431
Diagnosis and management of jejunoileal diverticular hemorrhage: a decade of experience.
Yen HH, Chen YY, Yang CW, Soon MS
J Dig Dis 2012 Jun;13(6):316-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2012.00591.x. PMID: 22624555
Role of clinical parameters for predicting the cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Rattanasupar A
J Med Assoc Thai 2012 Jan;95(1):22-8. PMID: 22379737
Subtotal gastrectomy in infancy for perforating necrotizing gastritis.
Bilik R, Freud N, Sheinfeld T, Ben-Ari Y, Rachmel A, Ziv N, Zer M
J Pediatr Surg 1990 Dec;25(12):1244-5. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(90)90518-e. PMID: 2286894

Therapy

The rate of gastrointestinal bleeding in a general ICU population: a retrospective study.
Gurman G, Samri M, Sarov B, Bearman JE, Heilig I
Intensive Care Med 1990;16(1):44-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01706324. PMID: 2107235

Prognosis

Cancer, platelet distribution width, and total protein levels as predictors of rebleeding in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Tatlıparmak AC, Dikme Ö, Dikme Ö, Topaçoğlu H
PeerJ 2022;10:e14061. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.7717/peerj.14061. PMID: 36128193Free PMC Article
Coffee ground vomitus in 84-year-old male.
Tsai M, Wu J, Su C
Emerg Med J 2015 Aug;32(8):668. Epub 2014 Feb 25 doi: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203508. PMID: 24569535
Role of clinical parameters for predicting the cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Rattanasupar A
J Med Assoc Thai 2012 Jan;95(1):22-8. PMID: 22379737
Natural killer cell lymphoma of small intestine with features of enteropathy but lack of association with celiac disease.
Chuang SS, Jung YC
Hum Pathol 2004 May;35(5):639-42. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.01.013. PMID: 15138943

Clinical prediction guides

Cancer, platelet distribution width, and total protein levels as predictors of rebleeding in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Tatlıparmak AC, Dikme Ö, Dikme Ö, Topaçoğlu H
PeerJ 2022;10:e14061. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.7717/peerj.14061. PMID: 36128193Free PMC Article
Role of clinical parameters for predicting the cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Rattanasupar A
J Med Assoc Thai 2012 Jan;95(1):22-8. PMID: 22379737

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