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Screening for Varices and Prevention of BleedingActivity 3B. Portal Hypertension and Approach to Gastric Varices
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- Explain the basic pathogenesis of cirrhosis-related portal hypertension
- Describe how to diagnose clinically-significant portal hypertension
- Discuss the rationale and indications for variceal screening in persons with cirrhosis
- Summarize recommendations for prophylaxis of variceal bleeding
- List key aspects of managing acute variceal bleeding
Instructions
This article from a single-topic conference provides a concise overview of current and controversial information related to preventing and managing gastroesophageal variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. This is a joint publication from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).
Open the link to the article and scan through the topics until you locate Section G: Gastric Varices. Read this brief section and note the definitions for the abbreviations used in this section:
- HVPG = hepatic venous pressure gradient;
- NSBB = nonselective beta-blocker;
- EVS = endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy;
- EVL = endoscopic variceal ligation;
- TIPS = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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