Gastric ulcer Test With Verified
Solutions!!!
1. 1. Mr. Jones, a 65 year old patient, presents to
your
B clinic with upper abdominal pain, loss of
appetite, and weight loss. He shares that his pain
is increased with eating food and tends to bother
him more in the evenings and he experiences
constipation a few times
a week. He has a 30 pack-year smoking
history and admits to drinking 1-3 alcoholic
beverages a day. Physi- cal examination reveals
upper epigastric pain, negative Murphey's sign,
normal tender abdomen with no dis- tension.
Which of the following diagnostic tests would be
the most helpful to confirm a diagnosis?
a. Abdominal CT
b. Endoscopy
c. CBC
d. Fecal occult blood test
2. 2. Which of the following is true of the pathophysiology C
of gastric ulcers?
a. Decreased gastric pepsinogen levels
b. Increased gastric prostaglandin synthesis
c. Increased gastric acid levels
d. Increased gastric mucosal secretion
3. 3. You have a patient with a confirmed urea
breath
D test. Which of the following would you be the
most concerned about in your patient?
a. Weight loss
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Solutions!!!
b. Sepsis
c. Cholecystitis
d. Gastric cancer
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5
Solutions!!!
1. 1. Mr. Jones, a 65 year old patient, presents to
your
B clinic with upper abdominal pain, loss of
appetite, and weight loss. He shares that his pain
is increased with eating food and tends to bother
him more in the evenings and he experiences
constipation a few times
a week. He has a 30 pack-year smoking
history and admits to drinking 1-3 alcoholic
beverages a day. Physi- cal examination reveals
upper epigastric pain, negative Murphey's sign,
normal tender abdomen with no dis- tension.
Which of the following diagnostic tests would be
the most helpful to confirm a diagnosis?
a. Abdominal CT
b. Endoscopy
c. CBC
d. Fecal occult blood test
2. 2. Which of the following is true of the pathophysiology C
of gastric ulcers?
a. Decreased gastric pepsinogen levels
b. Increased gastric prostaglandin synthesis
c. Increased gastric acid levels
d. Increased gastric mucosal secretion
3. 3. You have a patient with a confirmed urea
breath
D test. Which of the following would you be the
most concerned about in your patient?
a. Weight loss
1/
5
, Gastric ulcer Test With Verified
Solutions!!!
b. Sepsis
c. Cholecystitis
d. Gastric cancer
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