title: Assessing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults.
abstract: Acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a potentially life-threatening condition requiring accurate, prompt, and appropriate patient evaluation and management. Clinicians of all specialties must know the best practices for preventing and managing upper GI bleeding. This article focuses on assessing and managing adults with acute nonvariceal upper GI bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Gabrielle Pezzulo is a student in the PA program at St. John's University in Queens, N.Y. Danielle Kruger is an associate professor in the PA program at St. John's University and practices in the ED at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pezzulo
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kruger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008309:Mallory-Weiss Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008551:Melena / Q000209:etiology; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination