A patient has been admitted with the diagnosis of "ETOH overdose." What life threatening gastric disorder is the patient with chronic alcohol use at risk for?

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Chronic alcohol use can cause an increase in pressure within the liver's portal circulation, causing distended esophageal veins that cause esophageal varices, otherwise known as vein dilatation. If these veins rupture, life threatening bleeding can occur.

A Patient Has Been Admitted with the Diagnosis of "ETOH