I just wanted to add that this website would not let me type this in properly. It disliked all the punctuation that I needed to add to make this correct. It should actually say: What is the inpatient (not outpatient) ICD9 code for patient admitted for low hemoglobin; discharged diagnosis is bleeding ulcer
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An ulcer is a sore, and hemorrhagin is a nicer word for bleeding. So it's a bleeding sore.
Gastro-Intestinal bleeding. Bleeding into the digestive tract usually from an ulcer or internal injury.
It is an appropriate surgery when there are ulcer complications, such as obstruction of digestive flow, bleeding, or perforation.
Ulcer is a scientific (medical) name for an ulcer. An ulcer is a discontinuation in the bodily membrane, so technically, a paper cut on the finger is a form of ulcer. The fancy name does depend, however, on the location of the said ulcer.
That is one possibility.
Yes, blood in the stools can be a sign of an ulcer. However, small amounts of bright blood is more likely to be rectal bleeding. It is more likely that the blood you cannot see is from an ulcer, and there is the occult blood stool test for that.
No. May cause ulcer to re-bleed.
578.9 is the ICD9 code for GI bleeding if you don't know where it's coming from. There are additional codes if you can narrow down the diagnosis.
I'm not sure if you mean simply a "duodenal ulcer', which would be the most common wording of the diagnosis.
The anemiacondition which is result of hemorrhage