Search results for "Gastrointestinal bleeding"
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
MKSAP Quiz: Hospitalization after passing black stools
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate management for a patient who was hospitalized after having three black, loose stools in one day.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/17/4.htm
17 Dec 2021
Internists may overestimate risks of PPIs, survey suggests
A survey of internists showed that 79% inappropriately recommended stopping proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in a prevention scenario focusing on high-risk upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/28/3.htm
28 Feb 2020
PPI prophylaxis didn't affect 90-day mortality rates among ICU patients
Gastrointestinal bleeds were less common among at-risk ICU patients who received IV pantoprazole instead of placebo, but rates of clinically important events were similar overall.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/26/2.htm
26 Oct 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation of small-bowel bleeding
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform next in a 55-year-old patient with iron deficiency anemia after an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy did not find the source of suspected small-bowel bleeding.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/24/4.htm
24 Sep 2021
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
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
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
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