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Abdominal Bleeding
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Abdominal Bleeding
Bleeding in the abdomen which can be caused from disease or impact to the abdomen. Usually accompanied by pain and tenderness and possibly also nausea and vomiting, sometimes containing blood. Severe bleeding may cause the patient to go in to shock, in which the patient experiences confusion, chills, lethargy and eventually loses consciousness.
Symptom classification
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Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
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