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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Overview

There are no specific ECG findings associated with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. However, an electrocardiogram is performed in order to exclude arrhythmia and cardiac causes of hypotension (following acute MI).

Electrocardiogram

Electrocardiogram

There are no specific ECG findings associated with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. However, an electrocardiogram is performed in order to exclude arrhythmia and cardiac causes of hypotension (following acute MI).

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