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Esophageal varices are abnormal enlarged veins in the esopha
Medications to reduce pressure in the portal vein. A type of blood pressure drug called a beta blocker may help reduce blood pressure in your portal vein, decreasing the likelihood of bleeding. These medications include propranolol (Inderal, Innopran) and nadolol (Corgard).
Using elastic bands to tie off bleeding veins. If your esophageal varices appear to have a high risk of bleeding, your doctor might recommend a procedure called band ligation.
- Vomiting and seeing significant amounts of blood in your vomit
- Black, tarry or bloody stools
- Lightheadedness
- Loss of consciousness (in severe case)
Esophageal varices are abnormal enlarged veins in the esophagus. This occurs most often in people with serious liver disease.
The pt is a 62-year-old man with alcohol liver cirrhosis complicated by esophageal varices and refractory ascites. Other comorbidities are: anemia, osteoarthritis, primary hypertension, anxiety, and hepatic encephalopathy. Pt has mobility and self-care deficits as well as fluid retention and peripheral edema. Pt is awaiting liver transplantation and is a resident of Golden Living Center of Randolph. Pt is a former smoker (quit February 1999, 1 PPD); and has been sober since June of 2015. Pt suffers from insomnia r/t second shift work.
Esophageal varices develop when normal blood flow to the liver is blocked by a clot or scar tissue in the liver. To go around the blockages, blood flows into smaller blood vessels that aren't designed to carry large volumes of blood.