A 64-year-old with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) from a high-risk ulcer after hemostasis. What proton pump inhibitor (PPI) strate...

Question

A 64-year-old with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) from a high-risk ulcer after hemostasis. What proton pump inhibitor (PPI) strategy is recommended?

Accepted Answer

High-dose PPI for 3 days (IV or high-dose oral), then twice-daily oral

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Single-dose PPI at discharge only

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H2 blocker

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No acid suppression

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Sucralfate alone

us-abem MCQ (SBA): UGIB-Post-Endoscopy PPI

A 64-year-old with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) from a high-risk ulcer after hemostasis. What proton pump inhibitor (PPI) strategy is recommended?