title: Ruptured varices! Act fast.
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giacchino
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Houdek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D015911:Sclerotherapy
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide