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J. PDIII‘IIE QUESTION 15 MR. is a 40-yearwold female who has a known history of peptic ulcer disease. She has
been admitted through the emergency room with a diagnosis of GI bleeding—she is vomiting
dark blood and had a nasogastric tube placed. When attached to low intermittent suction it
initially drained 400 cc of dark brownlblack drainage. but now it is starting to drain lighter
red colored blood. The AGACNP knows that immediate priorities of care include: i" A Ensuring hemodynamic stability i’“ 3 Beginning a parenteral proton
pump inhibitor 1" C Beginning gastric lavage 1"“ D Ordering a gastrointestinal consult