Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is PUD caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Break in mucous lining og GI tract and
any area that is exposed to acid-pepsin secretions
What is the most common ulcer? - CORRECT ANSWER - duodenal ulcer (near pylorus) < 1
cm diameter
What is the most common ulcer in older adults? - CORRECT ANSWER - Gastric ulcers
What is mucosal barrier? - CORRECT ANSWER - thin coat of mucous gel and bicarbonate
What does the mucosal barrier protect? - CORRECT ANSWER - gastric mucosa
what is helibacter pylori? - CORRECT ANSWER - infection spread by oral-oral and fecal-
oral. found 70% individuals with PUD.
What does PUD affect? - CORRECT ANSWER - esophagus, stomach or duodenum
(superficial lor deep)
Where are gastric ulcers found? - CORRECT ANSWER - lesser curvature of stomach,
proximal to pylorus.
Having a gastric ulcer increases your risk of what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stomach cancer
What exacerbates PUD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trauma, infection and other stressors
When does H. pylori occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - often in childhood