Question 9 · LEK · Gastrointestinal bleeding
The Glasgow-Blatchford scale refers to patients with:
- A. acute pancreatitis.
- B. head trauma.
- C. community-acquired pneumonia.
- D. gastrointestinal bleeding.
- E. septic shock.
Hint
Recall which laboratory and clinical variables the score uses (urea, haemoglobin, blood pressure) and what decision it supports.
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