A 32-year-old woman presents with episodic epigastric pain relieved by food and NSAID use for knee pain. She has melaena and tachycardia. Which is the...

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A 32-year-old woman presents with episodic epigastric pain relieved by food and NSAID use for knee pain. She has melaena and tachycardia. Which is the most appropriate initial management priority?

Accepted Answer

Begin intravenous fluids and resuscitation, then urgent endoscopy

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Start a proton pump inhibitor and arrange outpatient endoscopy

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Give oral iron supplementation

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Start NSAIDs for pain relief

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Discharge with Gravol/Dimenhydrinate

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

A 32-year-old woman presents with episodic epigastric pain relieved by food and NSAID use for knee pain. She has melaena and tachycardia. Which is the most appropriate initial management priority?