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Acid Reflux, GERD & Upper GI Health • ICD-10-CM K25.4

Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage

Audited by the DotMD AI Specialist Council • FDA DailyMed SPL: 2026-11-02 • ICD-10-CM K25.4 • 7 Linked .gov / PubMed Citations • Governance: Dr. Devon Caldwell, DO, MPH (NPI #1568063758)
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What Is Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage?

For patients presenting with Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (ICD-10-CM K25.4), Acid Reflux, GERD & Upper GI Health protocols prioritize ambulatory pH-impedance monitoring in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: when refractory) paired with baseline and interval Serum Vitamin B12 in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: & Magnesium (chronic) assessment.

Pathophysiology, Underlying Causes & Clinical Presentation

Pathophysiologically, Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (ICD-10 K25.4) is driven by gastric acid/pepsin mucosal in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: backwash); specialists in Acid Reflux, GERD & Upper GI Health monitor H. pylori Stool in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: Antigen or Urea) to gauge tissue recovery.

Common Symptoms & Clinical Signs

  • • Presentation of Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4): post-meal retrosternal heartburn in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: or sour acid)
  • • Secondary Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage clinical sign: epigastric burning, early in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: satiety, or upper-abdominal)
  • • Symptom flares in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage correlating with Serum Vitamin B12 in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: & Magnesium (chronic) deviation outside B12 > 450 pg/mL; Mg >= 2.0 mg/dL (K25.4)
  • • Functional gerd & stomach impact requiring ambulatory pH-impedance monitoring in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: when refractory) evaluation (K25.4)

Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage Diagnostic Classification & Lab Markers

Metric Verified Benchmark Source
ICD-10-CM Diagnostic Code K25.4 WHO / CMS ICD-10-CM Clinical Classification
Clinical Specialty Hub Acid Reflux, GERD & Upper GI Health NLM Clinical Tables
Diagnostic / Lab Marker: Serum Vitamin B12 in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: & Magnesium (chronic) B12 > 450 pg/mL; Mg >= 2.0 mg/dL (K25.4) Clinical Reference Target Range
Diagnostic / Lab Marker: H. pylori Stool in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: Antigen or Urea) Negative (K25.4) Clinical Reference Target Range
Diagnostic / Lab Marker: Hemoglobin & Serum in Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage (K25.4: Ferritin) Ferritin > 50 ng/mL (no occult loss) (K25.4) Clinical Reference Target Range
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Peer-Reviewed Human Clinical Trials & Meta-Analyses (Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with hemorrhage)

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Study & Plain-English Finding Sample (N) Rigor Primary Source
New Insights on Safety and real-world benefits of Semaglutide in Patients With Chronic Kidney: What a 12,785-Participant Study Found

Semaglutide demonstrates a favourable safety profile and significant cardiorenal benefits in CKD patients, with or without T2DM.

Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism • 2025-11-15 • Meta-Analysis
N = 12,785 99/100 PMID 41276951 ↗
New Insights on Individual Atrasentan Exposure is Associated With Long-term Kidney and Heart: What a 3,668-Participant Study Found

Compared with placebo, a mean atrasentan exposure translated in a hazard ratio of 0.76 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.28-0.85) for kidney events and 1.13 (95% CI: 1.03-2.20) for heart failure events.

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics • 2021-06-15 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 3,668 96/100 PMID 33338269 ↗
New Insights on Reductions in acute medication use and healthcare resource utilization in: What a 1,113-Participant Study Found

Treatment with galcanezumab resulted in significant reductions in headache medication overuse and migraine headache days requiring acute medication use, with notable reductions in migraine-specific HCRU.

Journal of medical economics • 2022-01-15 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 1,113 96/100 PMID 35971655 ↗
New Insights on Empagliflozin Reduces Risk of Hospitalization in Patients With Chronic Kidney: What a 6,609-Participant Study Found

1995 participants (1035 placebo, 960 empagliflozin) had ≥1 ACH (1895 ACH in placebo and 1611 in the empagliflozin 10-mg groups).

Clinical therapeutics • 2025-12-15 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 6,609 96/100 PMID 41047325 ↗
New Insights on Treatment of chronic migraine with Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA): Development,: What a 5,000-Participant Study Found

Benefits also include improvements in quality of life, fewer psychiatric comorbidities, and reduced healthcare resource utilization.

Medicine • 2023-07-01 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 5,000 96/100 PMID 37499085 ↗
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