A 68-year-old with an upper GI bleed is hospitalized. Hemoglobin is 6.8 g/dL and he is hemodynamically stable after fluids. What transfusion threshold...

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A 68-year-old with an upper GI bleed is hospitalized. Hemoglobin is 6.8 g/dL and he is hemodynamically stable after fluids. What transfusion threshold is recommended?

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Transfuse when Hgb

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Transfuse at Hgb

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Transfuse only if Hgb

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Avoid transfusion unless active exsanguination

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Transfuse based solely on symptoms irrespective of Hgb

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Upper GI Bleeding

A 68-year-old with an upper GI bleed is hospitalized. Hemoglobin is 6.8 g/dL and he is hemodynamically stable after fluids. What transfusion threshold is recommended?