Fifth Hospitalization At age 58, Vincent was rushed to the emergency room with severe vomiting of bright red blood. On examination, he had a blood pressure of 60 mmHg / 30 mmHg. The bleeding and vomiting started abruptly while Vincent was eating some hard, dry French bread. An endoscope (i.e. a flexible tube equipped with a camera) was placed down Vincent's esophagus, and a diagnosis of esophageal varices was quickly made.   On the hospital chart you see two other "secondary diagnoses" listed: (1) cirrhosis of the liver, and (2) portal hypertension. Does this additional information help explain why Vincent developed esophageal varices? Explain your answer.

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Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.