A 48 year-old man is seen by his primary Dr. Laurence Bailen @Tufts

Question 6 / 32: A 48 year-old man is seen by his primary care physician for evaluation of epigastric abdominal pain and nausea of 3 months duration. There has been no vomiting, hematemesis, or melena (gastrointestinal bleeding). He does not use aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications. His primary care doctor recommends beginning over the counter prilosec, one tablet in the morning, and she checks H.pylori serology which returns positive.

Which of the following would you most likely expect to see in this patient?

Positive urea breath test

Type A gastritis

Gastrin level greater than 1000

Pernicious anemia

Numerous ulcers in the 3rd and 4th portion of the duodenum

<< First < Previous Flashcard Next > Last >>

Explanation:

Aluminum hydroxide is constipating. All the other drugs can cause diarrhea as a side effect.

Assessment Home Page

https://www.jobilize.com/gastrointestinal-pathophysiology-mcq-assessment-by-dr-laurence-bailen

Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology Self-Assessment

Author:

Dr.Laurence BailenProfessor

Tufts University School of Medicine

USA

Access: Public

Attribution: Laurence Scott Bailen, Tamsin Knox, Paul Abourjaily, Fredric D. Gordon,Marshall Kaplan,Andrew G. Plaut. PPY 222 Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Spring 2007. (Tufts University OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.tufts.edu/Course/47 (Accessed 3 May, 2014). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Ask

	1 Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology By Laurence Bailen Start Exam
	Statistics Final Review By Madison Christian Start Exam
	Evolutionary Biology Ecology By Olivia D'Ambrogio Start Quiz
	12 AP 12 Nervous Tissue MCQ By OpenStax Start Quiz
	18 Dr. Dowers Endocrinology Quiz 2 By Brooke Delaney Start Exam
	Financial Intelligence Quiz By Yasser Ibrahim Start Quiz
	3 Psychology MCQ 2009 2 Exam By John Gabrieli Start Exam
	20 AP Key Terms 20 Blood Vessels Circulation By OpenStax Start Key Terms
	4 CDL Quiz - General Knowledge Part 2 By Jazzycazz Jackson Start Quiz
	Computer System Engineering By Samuel Madden Start Exam
	Clinical Issues in TB Management By Cath Yu Start Quiz

Copy and paste the following HTML code into your website or blog.