<prompt> In a patient with compensated liver cirrhosis presented with history of variceal bleed. The treatment of choice in this patient is -PropranololLiver transplantationTIPS Transjugular intrahepatic poal shuntEndoscopic sclerotherapy  <response>: When a cirrhotic patient presents with upper GI bleed, the single most impoant diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedure to be performed is endoscopy although after intravenous fluid resuscitation and correction of coagulation abnormalities If varices are found they are treated by either Endoscopic variceal ligation or Endoscopic Sclerotherapy Endoscopic variceal ligation is now the tt of choice has replaced sclerotherapy Ref : Schwaz 9e p1113 