ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
Case #3 - A 62 year old with epigastric pain |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: |
2.) What is the typical history in a patient with gastric ulcer? How is this different from duodenal ulcer?
|
Typical history in gastric ulcer: Anorexia, early satiety, pain worsened by eating, nausea and vomiting.
Typical history in duodenal ulcer: Pain relieved by eating; nausea and vomiting are less.
|
|
|