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==Overview== | |||
The hallmark of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is acute onset of bloody vomiting. A positive history of forceful vomiting and retching are suggestive of Mallory-Weiss syndrome, but may present as an old blood in the stool with no history of retching. | |||
==History and Symptoms== | |||
=== '''History''' === | |||
Patients usually have a history of forceful vomiting or retching, but some patients may have no history of vomiting or retching. | |||
Specific histories should be obtained about about predisposing factors such as: | |||
* Alcohol intake | |||
* [[Hiatus hernia|Hiatal hernia]] | |||
* Straining or lifting | |||
* [[Cough|Coughing]] | |||
* [[Seizure|Seizures]] | |||
=== '''Symptoms''' === | |||
* [[Hematemesis|Bloody vomiting]] | |||
* [[Abdominal pain|Epigastric pain]] | |||
* Bloody stool | |||
* [[Dizziness|Light-headedness]] | |||
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[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
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Overview
The hallmark of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is acute onset of bloody vomiting. A positive history of forceful vomiting and retching are suggestive of Mallory-Weiss syndrome, but may present as an old blood in the stool with no history of retching.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients usually have a history of forceful vomiting or retching, but some patients may have no history of vomiting or retching.
Specific histories should be obtained about about predisposing factors such as:
- Alcohol intake
- Hiatal hernia
- Straining or lifting
- Coughing
- Seizures
Symptoms
- Bloody vomiting
- Epigastric pain
- Bloody stool
- Light-headedness