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PUD (Peptic Ulcer Disease) ACTUAL 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

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PUD (Peptic Ulcer Disease) ACTUAL
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

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