Stress ulcer is suspected when there is upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the appropriate clinical setting, for example, when there is upper gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients in a surgical intensive care unit ( ICU ) with heart and lung disease, or when there is upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients in a medical ICU who require respirators.
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The bleeding, of undetermined origin, caused severe anemia, for which Yeltsin has received two blood transfusions in recent days . At least some of Yeltsin's painless bleeding has come from the intestines, perhaps from a stress ulcer or from aspirin that Yeltsin was taking to help prevent formation of blood clots that could trigger a new heart attack, DeBakey said.
