Upper gastrointestinal bleeding physical examination

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Physical Examination

The physical examination performed by the physician concentrates on the following things:

• Vital signs, in order to determine the severity of bleeding and the timing of intervention
• Abdominal and rectal examination, in order to determine possible causes of hemorrhage
• Assessment for portal hypertension and stigmata of chronic liver disease in order to determine if the bleeding is from a variceal source.

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