Peptic ulcer disease Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 51-year-old man presents to the primary care office due to two months of intermittent moderate abdominal pain and bloating. The pain occurs around the xiphoid process. It is burning in quality and comes and goes throughout the day. It improves when the patient drinks milk and often worsens after eating spicy food. The patient also noticed a small amount of bright red blood on the toilet paper after having a bowel movement yesterday. The patient drinks two beers per day, rarely exercises, and has not made any dietary changes in the last several years. He has noticed that his clothing has been fitting much more loosely over the past few months. On physical examination, there is mild epigastric tenderness to palpation. Peptic ulcer disease is suspected. Which of the following features of this patient’s history is most concerning?  

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