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Endoscopy only for active and on-going bleeding
Treat as undifferentiated upper GI bleed
Many of these patients are alcoholics and have cirrhosis; consider esophageal varices
History of vomiting/retching; consider boerhaave
Many of these patients are alcoholics and have cirrhosis; consider esophageal varices
History of vomiting/retching; consider boerhaave
No evidence to support octreotide use
Mallory-Weiss tear
Peptic ulcer disease 
Esophageal varices
Gastritis/esophagitis
Zenker's diverticulum
Gastric/esophageal varices
Achalasia
Esophageal candidiasis