The nurse will anticipate preparing a 71-year-old female patient who is vomiting "coffee-ground" emesis for

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Endoscopy is the primary tool for visualization and diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI)bleeding.Angiography is used only when endoscopy cannot be done because it is more invasive and has more possible complications.Barium studies are helpful in determining the presence of gastric lesions,but not whether the lesions are actively bleeding.Gastric analysis testing may help with determining the cause of gastric irritation,but it is not used for acute GI bleeding.

The Nurse Will Anticipate Preparing a 71-Year-Old Female Patient Who