Await pathology results. The patient should be on Pantoprazole 40 mg p.o. BID for six weeks on discharge. The patient needs to follow up with me [] to discuss a repeat EGD in 6 weeks. Message was sent to clinic for follow up. Most likely source of bleeding was the gastric and duodenal ulcers. Avoid alcohol and NSAIDs. Differential diagnosis for gastric ulcer includes gastric cancer although less likely. Differential for gastritis includes H. Pylori infection
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Await pathology results. The patient should be on Pantoprazole 40 mg p.o. BID for six weeks on discharge. The patient needs to follow up with me [] to discuss a repeat EGD in 6 weeks. Message was sent to clinic for follow up. Most likely source of bleeding was the gastric and duodenal ulcers. Avoid alcohol and NSAIDs. Differential diagnosis for gastric ulcer includes gastric cancer although less likely. Differential for gastritis includes H. Pylori infection
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