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Upper gastrointestinal bleed

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Do not bother looking for the following - they are little help at diagnosing or excluding anaemia:
  • nail bed pallor b
  • palmar crease pallor b
  • koilonychia c
Note:
  • No clinician agreed with another when identifying palmar crease pallor. b

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   A   Townsend , CM   Ball
Reviewer   L   Friedman
CAT Writers   A   Townsend , CM   Ball , CJ   Wotton