28th September 2020

A 32-year-old male presents to A&E with abdominal pain and significant amounts of blood in his stools

A 32-year-old male presents to A&E with abdominal pain and significant amounts of blood in his stools. He describes mild cramps and minimal bleeding over the past 3 months, but this episode had been much more severe, and he had opened his bowels 7 times just today. On examination, there is diffuse abdominal tenderness but no signs of guarding or peritonism. His observations showed BP 80/55 mmHg, HR 100 bpm, temperature 37.5°C.

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