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- Title:
- 06_011 Haematemesis and melaena: Causes, risk stratification and management
- Description:
- This session reviews the causes of haematemesis and melaena. It covers the principles of resuscitation and risk stratification. It also discusses the management (both pharmacological and endoscopic) of patients who present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Hierarchy:
- Acute Medicine (ACUMEN) (eIntegrity) > ACUMEN_Knowledge (OLD now empty course) > Gastroenterology > 06_011 Haematemesis and melaena: Causes, risk stratification and management
- Author(s):
-
Mridula Rajwani
- Created:
- 8 Jul 2014
- Last Major Update:
- 8 Jul 2014
- Keywords:
- 003-0221, haematemesis, melaena, varices, rockall, glasgow-blatchford, sengstaken-blakemore
- Quicklink:
- 003-0221
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- Title:
- 06_011 Haematemesis and melaena: Causes, risk stratification and management
- Description:
- This session reviews the causes of haematemesis and melaena. It covers the principles of resuscitation and risk stratification. It also discusses the management (both pharmacological and endoscopic) of patients who present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Hierarchy:
- Acute Medicine (ACUMEN) (eIntegrity) > ACUMEN_Knowledge (OLD now empty course) > Gastroenterology > 06_011 Haematemesis and melaena: Causes, risk stratification and management
- Author(s):
-
Mridula Rajwani
- Created:
- 8 Jul 2014
- Last Major Update:
- 8 Jul 2014
- Keywords:
- 003-0221, haematemesis, melaena, varices, rockall, glasgow-blatchford, sengstaken-blakemore
- Quicklink:
- 003-0221