Search results for "Gastrointestinal bleeding"
Apixaban shows superior effectiveness, safety compared to rivaroxaban
For patients with venous thromboembolism, initiation of apixaban was associated with lower rates of recurrence and intracranial and gastrointestinal bleeding than rivaroxaban in a population-based cohort study.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/17/6.htm
17 Dec 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Dysphagia to solid foods
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform in a 57-year-old patient with dysphagia to solid foods, weight loss, and a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/4.htm
25 Mar 2022
MKSAP Quiz: Next steps after a GI bleed
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in management for a 40-year-old patient who was discharged six weeks ago after hospitalization for upper GI bleeding and whose most recent upper endoscopy showed a healing Mallory-Weiss tear.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/27/4.htm
27 May 2022
MKSAP Quiz: Confusion and a history of cirrhosis
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in evaluation in the ED for a 56-year-old patient with symptoms of progressive confusion and a history of cirrhosis due to alcohol use, as well as depression and anxiety.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/4.htm
24 Mar 2023
MKSAP Quiz: ICU admission for hematemesis
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in management for a 62-year-old man with cirrhosis and gastric varices.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2023
Case report details serious, recurrent GI bleeding associated with sotatercept
The investigational medication is being evaluated for use in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/26/6.htm
26 Jan 2024
In the Clinic, 2023 summary highlight gastroenterology topics
Colorectal cancer screening was the focus of the latest In the Clinic article, while an article in a supplement to Annals reviewed clinically important developments in gastroenterology and hepatology in 2023.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/26/5.htm
26 Apr 2024