Ulcer Quiz: Gastric Or Duodenal?

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2. Which finding on upper endoscopy confirms active peptic ulcer disease?

Visible mucosal erythema

Ulcer crater with visible vessel or bleeding

Gastric wall thickening

Pyloric narrowing

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4. Which acid-suppressive therapy is contraindicated in patients with clopidogrel use?

Omeprazole (PPI)

Famotidine (H2 antagonist)

Sucralfate

Antacids

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8. Which ulcer type is more likely to perforate, causing acute peritonitis?

Gastric ulcer

Duodenal ulcer

Both equally

Esophageal ulcer

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10. Which diagnostic finding is most specific for H. pylori infection?

Elevated WBC count

Endoscopic biopsy showing organism

Abdominal ultrasound

Elevated amylase

11. Which location is most common for duodenal ulcers?

Fundus of stomach

First portion of duodenum

Antrum of stomach

Pyloric region

12. Duodenal ulcers are associated with which Zollinger-Ellison finding?

Decreased gastrin levels

Elevated serum gastrin and high gastric acid

Reduced pepsinogen secretion

Alkaline gastric pH

13. Which medication class reduces gastric acid by blocking H2 receptors?

Proton pump inhibitors

H2 receptor antagonists

Antacids

Mucosal protectants

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15. NSAIDs inhibit ulcer healing primarily by blocking which enzyme?

Cyclooxygenase (COX)

Pepsinogen

Gastric lipase

Mucosal phosphatase

16. Which complication is most common with penetrating duodenal ulcers?

Perforation into peritoneal cavity

Hemorrhage from erosion into gastroduodenal artery

Gastric outlet obstruction

Malignant transformation

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18. Which organism is implicated in approximately 90% of duodenal ulcers?

Helicobacter pylori

Escherichia coli

Staphylococcus aureus

Clostridium difficile

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20. Gastric ulcers are primarily associated with which risk factor?

High gastric acid production

H. pylori infection and NSAIDs

Excessive alcohol consumption

Spicy food intake

Ulcer Quiz: Gastric or Duodenal?

1. A patient presenting with hematemesis and melena likely has a ____ ulcer with hemorrhage.

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2. Which finding on upper endoscopy confirms active peptic ulcer disease?

3. Long-term PPI use is associated with increased risk of ____ deficiency.

4. Which acid-suppressive therapy is contraindicated in patients with clopidogrel use?

5. A patient with a perforated duodenal ulcer typically presents with acute ____.

6. Sucralfate protects ulcers by forming a ____ barrier over the mucosa.

7. The triple therapy regimen for H. pylori typically includes PPI, amoxicillin, and ____.

8. Which ulcer type is more likely to perforate, causing acute peritonitis?

9. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) work by inhibiting the ____ pump in parietal cells.

10. Which diagnostic finding is most specific for H. pylori infection?

11. Which location is most common for duodenal ulcers?

12. Duodenal ulcers are associated with which Zollinger-Ellison finding?

13. Which medication class reduces gastric acid by blocking H2 receptors?

14. A positive breath test or stool antigen test indicates ____ infection.

15. NSAIDs inhibit ulcer healing primarily by blocking which enzyme?

16. Which complication is most common with penetrating duodenal ulcers?

17. Gastric ulcer pain typically worsens ____.

18. Which organism is implicated in approximately 90% of duodenal ulcers?

19. A patient with a duodenal ulcer typically reports pain that is relieved by ____.

20. Gastric ulcers are primarily associated with which risk factor?