Upper GI Bleed -Concepts of Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Disorders

Scenario 3: Upper GI Bleed -Concepts of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders
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1. What are the variables here that contribute to an upper GI bleed?
There is a higher risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (GI) when using NSAIDs infection by H. pylori, old age, and the presence of a peptic ulcer. Recent hemorrhage and patient history help rank the risk of upper GI bleeding and identify the most likely risk factors (Monteiro et al., 2016). The upper gastrointestinal consists of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, where upper GI bleeding occurs can be caused by gastric or esophageal varices and a Mallory-Weiss tear at the esophageal-gastric junction (McCance & Huether, 2019). Besides environmental factors, such as smoking and alcohol, that increase the risk of upper GI bleeding, there is the peptic ulcer and esophageal varices (enlarged veins in the esophagus) corticosteroids associated with bleeding.
The patient took OTC antacids to relieve heartburn (indigestion), but the bleeding will be higher if the medications contain aspirin. The risk increases with a history of other gastrointestinal disorders and ulcers, and for the 64-year-old male patient, there is a higher risk of GI bleeding than younger people. Different factors causing esophageal varices, gastritis, and ulcers increase the risk of upper GI hemorrhage (Moledina & Komba, 2017). There is a higher inc...