Alcoholic Cirrhosis Is Admitted in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 55yo Man | Gastroenterology | SMLE Q#1190
SMLE Question #1190
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Last updated: February 2026
A 55-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis is admitted with large-volume hematemesis and melena. After initial resuscitation, urgent upper endoscopy shows bleeding esophageal varices treated with endoscopic band ligation. He is now hemodynamically stable in hospital. Which medication should be administered now to reduce in-hospital mortality in acute variceal hemorrhage?
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