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A 37-year-old man comes to the emergency department because he has felt nauseated and light-headed for the past hour. Medical history is significant for esophageal varices secondary to alcohol-related cirrhosis and ascites treated with spironolactone. He drinks eight to ten alcoholic beverages daily. While you are obtaining additional history, the patient vomits a large volume of bright red blood and becomes difficult to arouse. Vital signs are temperature 36.0°C (96.8°F), pulse 110/min, respirations 12/min, and blood pressure 90/50 mm Hg. Following initiation of intravenous fluids, which of the following is the most appropriate immediate management?

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  1. Arrange for transjugular intrahepatic portal vein shunting
  2. Begin intravenous vasopressin therapy
  3. Do endotracheal intubation
  4. Do upper endoscopy

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