Portal hypertension

A 64-year-old woman with cirrhosis presents with fresh haematemesis and melaena. After intravenous access, cautious crystalloid and cross-matched blood have bee…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 54-year-old man with cirrhosis secondary to chronic hepatitis C presents with two episodes of haematemesis over the past hour. On arrival his blood pressure i…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of vomiting blood and lightheadedness. He reports passing black stools over the past fe…

Clinical rotations · common

A 60-year-old woman with history of chronic liver disease presents to the emergency room with sever hematemesis. She reports recurrent episodes of vomiting bloo…

Clinical rotations · common