Starting on:
Mar 13, 2024
Ending on:
Mar 13, 2024
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Venue:
KUTRRH
Max Credits:
3 Points
Provider:
Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital
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Mar 13, 2024
Ending on:
Mar 13, 2024
Moderator(s):
KUTRRH
Max Credits:
3 Points
Provider:
Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital
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OESOPHAGEAL VARICES AND ITS MANAGEMENT
Starting on:
Mar 13, 2024
Mar 13, 2024
Ending on:
Mar 13, 2024
Mar 13, 2024
Venue:
KUTRRH
KUTRRH
Description
Oesophageal varices are dilated and tortuous veins in the oesophageal wall, secondary to increased venous pressure in the splanchnic venous bed or in the superior vena cava. They are prone to rupture and often are the sources of massive haemorrhages from the upper gastro-intestinal tract and rectum.
Objectives
Portal hypertension
Abnormalities of the circulation in the splenic vein or superior vena cava
Hepatic venothrombosis
Severe liver scarring (cirrhosis)
Blood clot (thrombosis)
Parasitic infection- Schistosomiasis