PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mazen Albeldawi AU - Mohammed A. Qadeer AU - John J. Vargo TI - Managing acute upper GI bleeding, preventing recurrences AID - 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09035 DP - 2010 Feb 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 131--142 VI - 77 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/2/131.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/2/131.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2010 Feb 01; 77 AB - Acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is common and potentially life-threatening and needs a prompt assessment and aggressive medical management. All patients need to undergo endoscopy to diagnose, assess, and possibly treat any underlying lesion. In addition, patients found to have bleeding ulcers should receive a proton pump inhibitor, the dosage and duration of treatment depending on the endoscopic findings and clinical factors.