62 years old man with liver cirrhosis presented to the hospital a few weeks after his appointment with a sudden onset of nausea and 3 episodes of hematemesis. The patient was resuscitated with IV fluid, one unit of packed red blood cells, as his Hb was 6. PPI, octreotide and antibiotics were given. Which of the following interventions is associated with reduced infection, rebleeding, and mortality:
سؤال مجاني 2 من 10 اليوم · اشترك وكمّل بدون حد
اعرض الإجابة
الإجابة والشرح
ادخل لحسابك عشان نحفظ إجاباتك ونوريك أخطاءك.
الإجابة: C. antibiotics
In a cirrhotic patient with variceal bleeding, prophylactic antibiotics (IV ceftriaxone/cephalosporin or oral ciprofloxacin) are the intervention linked to less infection (e.g. SBP), less rebleeding and lower mortality. The lecture flagged this as an important question.
- Band ligation (D) is the definitive endoscopic treatment that stops the bleeding, but it does not reduce infection.
- PPI (A) and octreotide (B) do not have this triple benefit.
- المصدر
- Cirrhosis -.pdf · p. 8
7• Cirrhosis [Notes].pdf · p. 10 - المحاضرة
- Cirrhosis & Complications · Gastroenterology & Liver · Module C
- ظهر في
- MED43 ♂ Quiz C