Bleeding esophageal varices require immediate medical care to stop the bleeding, as they can lead to sudden death. A Mallory-Weiss tear is a tear in the mucous membrane where the esophagus meets the ...

Black poop can be harmless, caused by certain foods or medications, or it can be a sign of melena, meaning there’s blood in your stool. Melena happens when bleeding occurs in the upper digestive tract ...

"This is a 35 year old male with past medical history of asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux, and food allergies presenting with severe asthma, not well ...

There are only a few rare situations where it may be safe to make yourself throw up, such as in cases of mild poisoning from a non-corrosive substance. Even then, you should never induce vomiting ...

Experience with the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube at the Grace-New Haven Community Hospital suggested that these complications are more frequent, more varied and more serious than generally recognized.

Correspondence to: K R Palmer, Western General Hospital, Crewe Rd, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK; kpalmer{at}golf5063.freeserve.co.uk “Medline” and “EMBASE” were searched to identify the evidence used in ...

Desmopressin to Prevent Rapid Sodium Correction in Severe Hyponatremia: A Systematic Review.