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Upper GI - midwest - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
Pt with upeer Gi bleeding...EGD done..No active bleeding but varices seen...what is your next step....
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
prophylactic with ppi i guess
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
try again
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
sclerotherapy or band
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
you see only varices....no bleeding
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
Do you mean antibiotics?
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
propranolo! this is the prophylactic way
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
if actively bleeding scelotherapy with band ligation
recurrent octeroitied
prophylactic propranalol
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
yet, you need to know the cause of the esophageal varices.
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-23-2009
yes saboo....
1st...banding
2nd...Iv octoride
prophy....b blocke or isorbitrate dinitate