K25.0Dagger codeAsterisk code

Gastric ulcer, acute with haemorrhage

Gastric ulcer

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GuidelinesGastro-Intestinal SupportNutrition Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Regurgitation and Aspiration Diarrhoea Liver Support Acute Severe Pancreatitis Acute Cholecystitis Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Nutrition Description Critically ill patients have increased nutritional requirements due to an increased metabolic rate. Therefore, they require careful management of their nutritional requirements. General Measures Commence nutritio
GuidelinesPeptic UlcerDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: K25.0-7/K25.9/K26.0-7/K26.9/K27.0-7/K27.9 DESCRIPTION Ulcer in the stomach mucosa (gastric ulcer: GU) or first few centimetres of the duodenum (duodenal ulcer: DU), which penetrates into, or through the muscularis mucosa. Diagnosis is made after endoscopy as all GUs require biopsy to exclude malignancy. General Measures A