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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Determining the Source of GI Blood Loss
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Andrew C. Storm, M.D.
Determining the source of GI blood loss can be a challenging dilemma. On occasion, we have clues regarding where we should start looking, but in some cases, no such clues exist. It’s best to use a stepwise approach to determining the source and in most cases, this will give us the answer we need. When a cause is found, most tend to be from an upper GI source rather than the colon. Whereas an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy will determine the so...