Radiology are now requesting blood pregnancy testing reproductive females from 10-35days from last period. But what is wrong with urine pregnancy testing?
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Upper GI Bleed (UGIB)
Not normally difficult to spot, but look for it in unexplained anaemia, or collapse.
Questions
- Is it VARICEAL? Mortality 35%, so is an emergency whatever the GBS is.
- Non-Variceal what’s the GBS? will help guide treatment
Anyone being admitted should be brought to HRI
Emergency Endoscopy is arranged by Med Reg
Octaplex – work fast its an EMERGENCY!
In recent incidents we have had significant delays in giving OCTAPLEX, So …..
- Activate EARLY in head injury patients on warfarin.
- Order on EPR & Paper [see below]
- Infuse over no more than 30 min
- Recheck INR at 30 min after finished infusion
Indications
- EMERGENCY reversal of Warfain
- Factor II or X deficiency
