RT Book, Section
A1 Hyett, Brian H.
A1 Saltzman, John R.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56205761
T1 Chapter 155. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56205761
RD 2024/04/17
AB What  is  the  timing  and  treatment  of  peptic  ulcer  disease?What  are  the  factors  in  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  aortoenteric  fistula?What  treatments  are  available  for  each  etiology  of  upper  GI  bleeding?What  is  the  appropriate  management  and  follow-up  of  variceal  bleeding?How  do  you  estimate  the  severity  of  bleeding  so  that  you  can  triage  appropriate  patients  to  the  ICU,  medical  floor,  or  observation  unit?Which  patients  are  more  likely  to  rebleed  and  hence  require  continued  observation  in  the  hospital  after  their  bleeding  has  apparently  stopped,  and  for  how  long?