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Hematemesis; Sangre en el vómito
Aunque no todas las situaciones son el resultado de un problema médico mayor, es difícil saberlo sin una evaluación médica. Se debe buscar asistencia médica inmediata.
Llame al médico o acuda a la sala de urgencias si se presentan vómitos con sangre, ya que es una situación que requiere evaluación médica inmediata.
El médico lo examinará y le hará preguntas como las siguientes.
Los exámenes que pueden realizarse abarcan:
Si usted ha vomitado mucha sangre, puede necesitar un tratamiento urgente, que puede incluir:
Overton DT. Gastrointestinal bleeding. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill; 2006:chap 74.
Henneman PL. Gastrointestinal bleeding. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2009:chap 22.
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