A 70-year-old with suspected variceal haemorrhage is hypotensive and vomiting blood. Along with resuscitation, which immediate therapy improves outcom...

Question

A 70-year-old with suspected variceal haemorrhage is hypotensive and vomiting blood. Along with resuscitation, which immediate therapy improves outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Octreotide infusion and prophylactic antibiotics

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Pantoprazole infusion only

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Tranexamic acid

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Desmopressin

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NSAID avoidance only

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Variceal Bleeding

A 70-year-old with suspected variceal haemorrhage is hypotensive and vomiting blood. Along with resuscitation, which immediate therapy improves outcomes?