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Upper gastrointestinal bleed

Prevalence
Causes
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Investigations

Peptic ulcer disease
  • Test for Helicobacter pylori  a c

Why?

  • H. pylori infection is common: 48% to 62% of patients with peptic ulcer disease have it a c

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   A   Townsend , CM   Ball
Reviewer   L   Friedman
CAT Writers   A   Townsend , CM   Ball , CJ   Wotton