prednisolone doses reduced to
10mg/day(B.D),methylcobal(vitamin B-12)100mcgs
injection (I.M) once a week, aldactone
200mg/day(B.D), Lasix 40mg/dose every 6-8 hours,
propranolol 40mg/day(B.D), isordil 20mg/dose
every 8-12 hours orally, sandostatin 20mg in 100cc
n/s at 25drops/min in continuous infusion. Risek
40mg/dose (B.D), ceftriaxone 1gm*4 (B.D) orally,
patient was developing massive ascites, he was not
responding to the diuretic medications,hepatologist
recommended abdominalparacentesis to draw out
the ascetic fluid. Condition of the patient was
worsened, he had few episodes of hematemesis,
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) performed, 4
rubber bands were applied to the bleeding varices
to obliterate them. His liver was damaged and liver
functioning tests were not returning to normal,
hepatologist recommended liver transplantation as
the last resort for him.