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Scenario #1
Your patient is a 50 year old male with non-variceal upper GI bleed and you need to lower his stomach acidity. Should you use PPIs or antacids?

P: non-variceal upper GI bleed
I: Proton Pump Inhibitors (omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoloc)
C: Antacids
O: Therapeutic effectiveness

Answerable Question: in patients with non-variceal upper GI bleeds, are proton pump inhibitors more effective than antacids in the reduction of stomach acid?
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