Peptic ulcer Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 58-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with acute epigastric pain, dark stools, and lightheadedness. The patient reports abdominal pain over the past several weeks, but today the pain acutely worsened after eating breakfast. She reports passing out in the bathroom after passing a large volume of dark stool. Medical history includes hypertension and chronic gastroesophageal reflux. Temperature is 37 °C (98.6 °F), pulse is 111/min, respirations are 24/min, and blood pressure is 104/62 mmHg. Physical examination shows tenderness on palpation of the epigastrium. The patient undergoes emergent upper endoscopy which reveals active bleeding just distal to the pylorus. Which of the following vascular structures is most likely implicated as a consequence of this patient’s disease process?
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