What does IB mean in PHYSIOLOGY

Symptoms of internal bleeding depend on where in the body the bleed is located. Common symptoms may include abdominal pain, dizziness, pale skin, rapid heart rate, chest pain, bruising without any injury visible on the skin, and passing blood in vomit or stool.

Common causes of internal bleeding include trauma such as a car accident or fall, ulcers, medications like aspirin or heparin, ruptured blood vessels, liver disease or cirrhosis, cancerous growths in digestive organs such as stomach cancer or colon cancer, and coagulopathy conditions where blood clots abnormally.

Diagnosis typically begins with physical exam and taking a medical history from the patient. Further tests may be ordered depending on patient's symptoms and suspected cause such as imaging tests like X-rays or CT scans; endoscopic procedures; laboratory tests which measure clotting time; angiography; and laparoscopy.

Treatment for internal bleeding depends on location and severity of bleed. It ranges from supportive care such as transfusion to more advanced treatments like surgery to stop it. In severe cases where surgery is not an option embolization can be done by blocking off blood vessels which are supplying blood to area with bleed thus helping stop it.

Long-term effects depend on where bleed occurred but possible effects can be organ damage due to lack of oxygen causing death to affected tissue; chronic low iron levels due to loss of blood; increased risk for stroke; difficulty breathing due to build-up fluid around lungs or heart; seizures due to weak brain function caused by low oxygen levels; and infection if source of bleed was infected material getting into body space instead of just simple clotting issue.