Understanding Hematemesis: Causes and Symptoms
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Introduction:
Hematemesis, a term that might sound daunting, holds crucial insights into our health. In this detailed exploration, we delve into the causes and symptoms, demystifying this medical condition. Let's embark on a journey to understand what lies beneath the surface.
What is Hematemesis?
Hematemesis, or the medical term for vomiting blood, is a condition that warrants immediate attention. This section elucidates the various facets associated with this alarming symptom.
Hematemesis Defined:
To comprehend Hematemesis, one must grasp its definition. It refers to the act of vomiting blood, a manifestation that requires prompt evaluation by medical professionals.
The Gravity of Hematemesis:
Understanding Hematemesis: Causes and Symptoms begins with acknowledging its gravity. Vomiting blood can be indicative of underlying health issues, ranging from mild to severe.
Unraveling the Causes
Gastrointestinal Culprits:
The gastrointestinal tract plays a pivotal role in the onset of Hematemesis. Conditions such as peptic ulcers, esophageal varices, and gastritis can contribute to this distressing symptom.
Medication Side Effects:
Certain medications, though intended to heal, may instigate Hematemesis. Exploring this aspect sheds light on the multifaceted nature of this medical concern.
Symptoms Decoded
Blood in Vomit:
The primary symptom, as the name suggests, is the presence of blood in vomit. Understanding the nuances of this symptom aids in swift identification and subsequent action.
Abdominal Pain Signals:
Often, Hematemesis is accompanied by abdominal pain. Deciphering the nature of this pain provides valuable diagnostic clues for healthcare professionals.
Understanding Hematemesis: Causes and Symptoms
Role of Endoscopy:
In the diagnostic realm, endoscopy emerges as a crucial tool. Understanding how this procedure unveils the root causes adds a layer of insight into the medical investigation process.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can stress cause Hematemesis?
Stress, while not a direct cause, can exacerbate underlying conditions leading to Hematemesis. Managing stress is essential in preventing its occurrence.
Is Hematemesis a medical emergency?
Yes, Hematemesis is a medical emergency. Seeking immediate medical attention is imperative to identify and address the underlying causes.
Are there lifestyle changes to prevent Hematemesis?
Adopting a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet and avoiding excessive alcohol consumption, can contribute to preventing Hematemesis.
Can over-the-counter medications lead to Hematemesis?
Certain over-the-counter medications, when misused, can contribute to gastrointestinal issues, potentially leading to Hematemesis.
Is Hematemesis more common in specific age groups?
While Hematemesis can occur at any age, it is more prevalent in older adults due to the higher likelihood of underlying health conditions.
How is Hematemesis treated?
Treatment depends on the underlying cause. It may involve medication, lifestyle changes, or, in severe cases, surgical intervention.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, Understanding Hematemesis: Causes and Symptoms empowers individuals to recognize warning signs promptly. This knowledge, coupled with timely medical intervention, plays a pivotal role in ensuring a healthier, more informed society.
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your turn to die characters ranked by how painful their death was (and why)
okay. crazy title, i KNOW. but this was actually so interesting to talk and think about. at least for me.
spoilers ahead, and TRIGGER WARNING. this post is going to go into detail about each death. it’s going to get gory and upsetting. if you don’t think you can handle hearing about that, please keep scrolling!
everything is under the cut, because this post is LONG, i'm warning you now.
some backstory: i have a special interest in anatomy and physiology, and i've always thought about how the different deaths in your turn to die worked. my wonderful friend @lovivelle and i talked about this topic extensively last night and they made this tier list with me! so, here's the ranking and explanations!
this ranking ONLY covers HUMAN deaths, because dolls/dummies do not feel pain.
quick glossary:
exsanguination: death caused by bleeding out
hemorrhaging: bleeding
necrosis: cell/tissue death
hypoxia: inadequate oxygen supply
hypovolemic: loss of fluid in the body, often referring to blood or water
shock: life-threatening condition where the body does not have enough blood circulating through it
crush syndrome: medical condition where skeletal muscle is crushed for a prolonged time, resulting in shock and organ failure
hematemesis: vomiting up blood
hemoptysis: coughing up blood
TBI: traumatic brain injury
immolation: death by burning; being burned alive
the tier list:
OUCH!! (most painful):
nao: nao's death involves her ribcage being crushed. i put her at number one for what i hope are obvious reasons. for starters, her death is drawn-out, making the pain last even longer. while her ribcage is being crushed, any internal organs are being crushed as well. her bones are probably splintering and breaking off and piercing her insides and organs. overall... just horrible pain.
official cause of death: internal hemorrhaging and irreparable damage to organs.
kurumada: kurumada's death involved being crushed (between two walls), which is similar to nao's. i would put their pain levels as being equal to each other, but kurumada's has the potential to have been less painful than nao's, because we don't know how quickly the walls crushed his body. if they were moving slowly, the pain would've been drawn-out and agonizing, and in that case, i would make the argument that his death was more painful than nao's. but if it was very quick, he would've just felt blinding pain in his entire body for a few seconds before it would end. we do have to keep in mind that kurumada is clearly quite muscular however, which probably provided some resistance against the walls, but only served to draw out his pain even further.
official cause of death: muscle necrosis, internal hemorrhaging, and irreparable damage to internal organs due to crush syndrome.
either way, both definitely experienced, in my opinion, the most painful deaths in the game.
YOWZA! (very painful):
mishima: mishima's death results from his collar slowly heating up and burning his neck until his head disconnects from it. i don't even have the words to describe how painful this would be. the fact that the collar heats up slowly and it is drawn out only makes it worse. if you've ever burned yourself before anywhere on your body, you know how painful it is. imagine that pain centralized around your neck. mishima might have the fortune of his nerves being burned off after a certain amount of time, which would mean he wouldn't feel anything (think third-degree burns burning through to muscle, tissue, and nerve endings). but at that point, because the burning is around his neck and your neck contains- A) your spine/spinal cord and B) your trachea, which allows you to breathe- anyway and burning it in half would definitely kill you, he may be dead before he even has time to not feel any pain. either way, this shit would hurt so bad.
official cause of death: cerebral hypoxia due to decapitation.
hinako: hinako technically has two deaths, but we ranked her based off of her being drilled. a lot of questions actually arose when my friend and i were talking about the drill deaths, because we don't know the speed at which the drills move. i mean, whether they're moving quickly or slowly, it would still obviously hurt- but the faster the drill, the quicker the death, which would make it less painful. being drilled would be unbearably painful for the sole fact that she might be alive for a lot of the drilling until it reaches any vital organs. no matter what, it'd be very painful.
official cause of death: hard to say for certain, but would most likely be from exsanguination... y'know, from her body being split in half by a giant drill.
kugie (kanna's sister): my friend and i were FLOORED when we looked into kugie's death. in the game, i don't think we get a canonical answer specifically as to how she dies, but in the manga, we do. kugie and kanna have the same first trial as joe and sara, but they don't succeed. in it, kugie's bed literally snaps and essentially folds her in half. in the image from the manga, we can see blood flying out from the bed (implying it happened very quickly, because if it were slow, the blood would instead drip and flow), and kugie's hand sticking out between the two slabs of the bed. i think this death is the most painful out of the entire "YOWZA!" category because kugie was probably alive and in immense pain for at least a few seconds or even minutes after the bed snapped. if i had to speculate official cause(s) of death:
i would guess her lumbar vertebrae (basically the bottom discs of the spine) and spinal cord snapped, cutting off sensation and sending her into shock.
if she was folded in half, her legs would have quickly shot up, meaning her torso was likely unnaturally slammed into by both them and the bed, and sustained massive trauma. this would cause internal hemorrhaging and damage to her organs.
the blood spurting out of the bed was likely from her head. i'm a teenage girl, likely the same height or around the same height as kugie, and when i bend in half, my face is level with my knees. knowing this, her knees probably slammed into her face and broke her skull, causing a TBI.
the combination of all of that would have first caused terrible pain for, like i said, at least a few seconds or minutes- we don't see how extensive the damage really was, so i can't say for certain... but yeah.
aughhh (painful):
joe: joe's death is really interesting to think about, because upon first glance, you might think it's one of the most painful- but there are a few things i considered with him. his death is a result of wrigglers draining the blood out of his body. because we don't know how large the wrigglers are, i can't say how painful it would be when they enter his body- but i'd have to guess they're on the smaller side, like little tubes, because if they were big, they would have difficulty sucking out his blood due to how small blood vessels are. it would hurt horribly to have the wrigglers enter his body and drain the blood. we don't know if they moved around through his blood vessels- if they did, that would definitely exacerbate the pain- or if it was more just like getting blood drawn. but what i considered with him, the thing that makes his death less painful than the others, is the fact that he would probably pass out long before he's even fully dead. the amount of blood he's losing at such a rapid pace would first make him dizzy and disoriented before he just... passes out. his entire body would start shutting down very quickly and he wouldn't even be awake for it. his body would give up on transporting blood to the extremities and non-vital organs and shift only to transporting what little blood it can to keep vital organs running. when that blood runs out, the heart will stop being able to pump enough blood throughout the body and to the brain, and joe would actually be dead. so... yeah.
official cause of death: hypovolemic shock resulting in organ failure.
shin: shin dies after being fatally injured by the death game's security system. while it's unclear exactly how the security system killed him, i believe he was stabbed/impaled somehow. there are a few questions regarding exactly where he was stabbed, but i assume he was hit somewhere in the torso because he has blood coming out of his mouth. if you don't know:
blood coming out of the mouth can be a result of haematemesis (vomiting up blood), which is where blood wells up in the stomach/digestive tract due to trauma in that area
it can also be a result of haemoptosis (coughing up blood), which results from being stabbed in the lungs/trachea due to trauma in that area
my guess is he was stabbed in the stomach, because if he were stabbed in the lungs, he'd be coughing and frothing at the mouth struggling to breathe. if i'm remembering correctly, he's also shown to be clutching his abdomen after turning on the joe AI, so... my money is definitely in the stomach.
which, you guessed it, would hurt. a lot. and there's no workaround. he's strong enough to drag himself to the rubble room and turn on an AI before dying. he would've been in blinding pain that entire time before dying.
official cause of death: exsanguination.
reko: reko technically has three canonical deaths, which made her hard to rank. i'll cover them all.
strangulation (hanging by collar): being hung is painful, but i think people underestimate how terrifying it is too. reko would have been terrified and in immense pain for a few minutes before dying. everything in her neck would be getting crushed and pressed on by the collar thanks to gravity. overall... awful death.
official cause of death: cerebral hypoxia due to strangulation.
stabbed: same as what i said for shin. terrible pain for however long until she ultimately bleeds out.
official cause of death: exsanguination.
fake-reko falling headfirst onto a spike: this one's... interesting! mainly because i think she would actually just be dead instantly. if the spike pierces her brain, she won't even really have time to process "ow!" before just. being dead.
official cause of death: severe TBI resulting in death.
owie (painful, but not as painful as others):
q-taro: q-taro is stabbed in the back by mai and slowly bleeds to death over the course of the chapter. the reason i put him so low is because he would definitely be in some pain, but i don't think mai stabbed him very well (no offense girl). he's able to walk around, talk, and do stuff with the others after being stabbed, at least for a little while. it's difficult for me to pinpoint what exactly killed him because of this. i'd imagine his body began repairing the stab wound in his back, but ultimately, blood loss and the disruption to everything surrounding his spine (because mai stabs him in the back) is probably what killed him. depending on how deep mai's knife was, the blade may have even pierced or grazed internal organs such as q-taro's heart or a lung. his body probably put most of its focus on keeping his internal organs running whilst simultaneously trying to repair them, which tired him out over the course of the chapter, before it ultimately couldn't keep up with the amount of blood being lost. a hasty bandaging job using an office first-aid kit is not ideal for stab wounds.
*edit: this person corrected me regarding q-taro's death! i still think the severity of his injury could have killed him before the coffin cremation system actually killed him, plus the information is interesting, so i'm keeping it. but technically, being burned alive is actually what killed him. ouch.
official cause of death: exsanguination OR immolation.
kai: kai's death is kind of up in the air in terms of the specifics, but we know he kills himself during the first main game by cutting his arms. in order for this to kill him, and for him to have bled out as fast as he did, he likely cut his axillary and/or brachial artery. your brachial artery runs down the front of your bicep and is an extension of your axillary artery, which is in your upper arm/armpit. if kai cut deeply into both his brachial arteries, and/or his axillary arteries, he would bleed to death very quickly. it would be really painful, but i think adrenaline and the probability he'd pass out immediately would certainly be on his side here, making it at least a little less painful. either way, he dies quite fast, so.
official cause of death: exsanguination.
uncertain (i'm not sure!):
this category is for the characters who have one or more variables that make it difficult or impossible to determine how painful their death was.
kanna: first of all, the way kanna dies is impossible in real life. lets just get that out of the way. you cannot have flowers sprout out of your body. that immediately makes it impossible to tell how painful it would be for her.
if i were to suspend my disbelief for this, however, here's what i have to say about it:
safalin says kanna is numb during her death, which would instantly give her a pain rating of zero. kanna is screaming during her death, but given what safalin says, that doesn't necessarily prove she's in pain. she could just be screaming out of fear.
if she weren't numb, yeah, she would be in a lot of pain. flowers and vines growing out of your body, poking out of your skin, running through your insides- that would hurt insanely bad.
but the fact that:
this death isn't possible in real life
kanna is presumably numb during her death
we don't specifically know how the seeds are working/moving inside her body
kind of made it impossible to rank her.
if i had to guess a cause of death, i'd guess severe disruption by the vines to her internal organs and processes is what ultimately killed her.
hayasaka: hayasaka's head is presumably cut off by a swinging axe. there are two reasons we put him in 'uncertain'; we don't know how sharp the blade of the axe is, and we don't know the velocity it's swinging at.
if the blade is swinging slowly and is very dull, it would take a few swings to fully cut off hayasaka's head, which would make it incredibly painful.
but if the blade is swinging very quickly and is super sharp, his death would be instantaneous, making it essentially painless.
so it's difficult to say, but either way:
official cause of death: decapitation.
ranmaru: ranmaru's death is in 'uncertain' because we
don't know exactly how that happened to his stomach
hear him talk about how he's numb to it
don't know how long he's been sitting there
i imagine he was in some pain and just putting up a front, but we just don't know for sure. and like i just said, we don't know what specifically killed him or how. we just see a wound in his stomach.
probable cause of death: exsanguination/hemorrhaging.
anzu: anzu's was between 'uncertain' and 'so quick.' we see spikes piercing her body, but the angle makes it difficult to tell exactly where they pierce, or how sharp they are, etc. if the spikes didn't hit her face/brain, she probably felt intense pain for some time from the neck-down before rapidly bleeding to death. if the spikes got her head, she'd die instantly. so.
probable cause of death: exsanguination? TBI? damage to internal organs/processes?
ranger: according to ranger's wiki, his human form was stabbed by an assassin. not nearly enough information to rank him with certainty.
cause of death: stabbed?
so quick (too fast to be painful):
both mai and alice's deaths were so fast, they fell into this category.
mai: mai shoots herself in the head. her death would have been immediate and painless since she shot herself in the brain.
official cause of death: fatal TBI.
alice: alice's abdomen explodes. if that happens, you're probably going to feel a very brief flash of pain before immediately dying, because the damage would be so extensive (shrapnel exploded his stomach, but there was undoubtedly collateral damage to his heart, lungs, and other organs around there). he would have been in shock if he did somehow manage to survive for a few more seconds. pain would be minimal or nonexistent in my opinion due to the sheer severity of the injury. and in terms of him being hung in chapter 3, it's the same as reko.
official cause of death: shock resulting from traumatic abdominal injury.
thats it!
if you for god knows what reason read all this, thank you! i'm honestly only posting it kind of for myself and my friend to look back on if i ever want to think about it again, but maybe someone will find it interesting.
questions, comments, concerns (of which i'm sure there are many)- i'm an open book. i'm not a professional by any means, but i am insane. bye!
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Requested by anonymous: Hi how are you?! I admire your work and thank you for caring about your fans! Can I leave a request for JGY here? The reader (female, but can also be GN, I'll leave it up to you and your mood) suffers from Hematemesis (which is vomiting blood). Once, she and her leader go over to visit Lanling Jin for a meeting. Everything is going well, but the reader suddenly apologizes that she has to go outside. She then vomits blood outside and passes out due to bad breathing. The reader's leader is worried about where the reader has been for so long. JGS prompts JGY to look after the reader. After a while, he manages to find the reader and thinks that she was murdered when there was blood everywhere, but when he doesn't find any wound, he realizes what happened. So he decides to take care of the reader, as it starts to rain…
Pairing: Jin Guangyao x gn!reader
Word Count: 1.3k words
Jin Guangshan was an enigma, that much was certain. The meeting was boring enough as it was, but him trying to entertain others made it ten times worse. The drinks in front of you were untouched, much like the ones in front of Lan Xichen and Lan Zhan, and Guangshan had brought up toasting every few seconds. Yet you never raised your glass, your clan was against drinking alcohol no matter what and you were going to follow those rules no matter what.
It was halfway through the meeting that you felt an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach. It almost felt like your stomach was getting bloated, pushing against your ribs while your heart started to race ten times as fast. The feeling remained there for an hour, then it started creeping upwards to your throat. You coughed, covering your mouth with your sleeve. The red dots on the fabric made you instantly straighten up before turning your head.
"Zhongzhu, excuse me." You spoke to your sect leader before getting up after a short nod of acknowledgement, making your way out of the hall while still covering your mouth. Once out of reach, the coughing got worse as you reached the bottom of the stairs. You crouched down, holding your stomach with one hand while your other hand was still in front of your face as you tried to stop the stream of blood that was pouring from your mouth. Your robes were fully covered in blood at this point and your head was pounding immensely to the point that you felt like dying. Then again, guessing by the amount of blood pouring from your body, you might actually die today.
With another loud cough, you continued your way to hopefully reach your room and get your medication to press down your symptoms. You'd take time to heal later on, after the meeting of course. One problem, you never reached your room.
Not even close.
Guangyao made his way out of the room with a bow and a slight annoyance. The meeting was not finished, yet he was practically forced to leave. Now, he had nothing against you at all, but he was not keen on leaving the meeting while it still continued. He, like your clan leader, had noticed your long absence after your leave and he couldn't help but wonder why you were gone in the first place.
Thus he made his way through the halls, not really knowing where he was going. You could be anywhere and the Lanling building wasn't exactly small, so where on earth could you be. He just assumed that you were near your rooms, so he headed out there and hoped to find you somewhere in that area.
Well, after half an hour he did and it was quite a shock. You were laid on the ground, on your side, and blood surrounding you. If he didn't know any better, it would be a murder scene. Luckily, it wasn't one as he did not find any wounds to indicate so and poison would not work this quickly without any sign of suffocation or marks of poison. He crouched down, making sure that his robes didn't land in the blood as he checked your vitals.
Weak, but there nonetheless.
With a slight grimace, he lifted you up in his arms and sighed at the blood that now stained his sleeves. He opted to go to your room, he'd call a doctor in a second since he was not fit enough to carry you to the other side of the building. So with you on your bed, he started to search for any kind of wounds once more. Founding nothing once again, he wanted to call for a doctor but was stopped when he heard a cough. Your eyes were slowly opening before closing again as your hand raised to your throat, coughing softly again before going into a coughing fit. Guangyao as quickly by your side, helping you sit up before freezing as he noticed blood pouring from your mouth again.
"Did you get poisoned or something?" "No, no, no..." You coughed again before turning your head and grabbing a bottle from your bedside table, downing two pills that were in there.
"It's a condition I have, unfortunately." You confessed as you tried to sit up properly to start treating yourself just slightly. "My body keeps breaking, which causes these stupid bleedings... They don't happen frequently, but it still happens." You continue before letting your eyes close once again, focusing on your internal wounds while letting your energy circulate through your body. Once you spot where your wound was, you stopped and turned to Guangyao.
"Could you call the doctor? I really can't heal this one myself, too low on spiritual energy." You said with a soft chuckle before suddenly bowing your head, introducing yourself to him with a smile.
"I'll get you a do-" Guangyao was interrupted by a loud thunder, followed by loud rain crashing down. You turned your head, flinching at the next thunder strike that hit one of the many trees and setting it aflame just seconds later.
"I don't think it's wise to leave now..." "I have to agree." Guangyao said before turning to you again as you coughed a few times again. He stood up, sitting behind you before softly putting his hands on your shoulders. Now, once again, Guangyao wasn't the best fighter nor did he have a lot of energy stored in his body, but anything that could help you was worth it at this point. So when he released his energy from his hands and into your body, which made you sigh softly before you started circulating his along with your own energy. The discomfort in your body started to lessen with every minute, the internal wound was slowly healing and then the pain just stopped. With a heavy sigh, you leaned forward on your knees before sniffing as you looked back at Guangyao.
"Thanks... I feel a lot better now." You gave him a tired smile before turning around, leaning against the wall and staring at the other for a few seconds. It was then that you fully recognized him, he usually was the smartest in the room when meetings were happening. Unfortunately, you also knew that he was often underestimated due to his technical status as a bastard and thus hardly taken serious. You were glad that his father stood up for most of the good ideas that came from Guangyao, which in turn then got more accepted.
"Sorry that you're missing the meeting... I'm sure you prefer being there than here." You spoke, but he just returned it with a soft smile and shook his head.
"I can ask Xichen-gongzi about the rest of the meeting later, so do not worry. Right now you are a priority." He spoke gently and you couldn't help but blush at his statement, even when you knew that he meant nothing by it.
The room remained quiet as neither of you spoke, only the soft patter of rain outside to remind you that time hadn't frozen. Your eyes never faltered, remaining on Guangyao with slight fascination as you wondered what he was thinking of. Before you could, however, he stood up and walked to the doorway. The rain was almost finished, so he could leave without any problem.
"I'll send a doctor your way." Guangyao bows his head at you with a soft smile and you returned it with a smile of your own before watching him leave.
You hoped that the two of you would meet again someday.
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