After Initial Stabilization with Intravenous Fluids and Blood Products, the Patient

question 705

Multiple Choice

After initial stabilization with intravenous fluids and blood products, the patient develops another bout of bloody emesis.  Urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy confirms esophageal varices.  Which of the following peptides is most likely to immediately decrease the portal venous pressure in this patient?

• A)Cholecystokinin
• B)Glucagon
• C)Pentagastrin
• D)Secretin
• E)Somatostatin

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