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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
No specific laboratory findings are found in angiodysplasia. Complete blood count may show microcytic hypochromic anemia due to iron deficiency. [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Fecal_occult_blood Fecal occult blood] testing is positive when bleeding is active. | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
* Complete blood count which may show microcytic hypochromic anemia due to iron deficiency. | *No specific laboratory findings are found in angiodysplasia. | ||
* [[ | *Complete blood count which may show microcytic hypochromic anemia due to iron deficiency. | ||
* [https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Fecal_occult_blood Fecal occult blood] testing is positive when bleeding is active. | *[[Renal function tests]], [[liver function tests]] and [[coagulation studies]] to diagnose any underlying medical condition like [[Chronic renal failure|chronic kidney disease]], [[end-stage kidney disease]], congenital or acquired coagulation abnormalities. | ||
*[https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Fecal_occult_blood Fecal occult blood] testing is positive when bleeding is active. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
No specific laboratory findings are found in angiodysplasia. Complete blood count may show microcytic hypochromic anemia due to iron deficiency. Fecal occult blood testing is positive when bleeding is active.
Laboratory Findings
- No specific laboratory findings are found in angiodysplasia.
- Complete blood count which may show microcytic hypochromic anemia due to iron deficiency.
- Renal function tests, liver function tests and coagulation studies to diagnose any underlying medical condition like chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, congenital or acquired coagulation abnormalities.
- Fecal occult blood testing is positive when bleeding is active.