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Which group of patients with achlorhydria respond to stimulation by histamine?
Which group of patients with achlorhydria respond to stimulation by histamine?
- Those with a subtotal gastrectomy
- Those with carcinoma of the stomach
- Those who remain free of gastric hydrochloric acid after stimulation with histamine phosphate (correct)
- Those with atrophic gastritis
What characterizes the first type of achlorhydria?
What characterizes the first type of achlorhydria?
- Absence of response to histamine stimulation
- Increased production of gastric hydrochloric acid
- Remain free of gastric hydrochloric acid after stimulation with histamine phosphate (correct)
- Presence of gastric hydrochloric acid after stimulation with histamine phosphate
Which condition is associated with patients in the first type of achlorhydria?
Which condition is associated with patients in the first type of achlorhydria?
- Gastric polyps
- Carcinoma of the stomach (correct)
- Subtotal gastrectomy
- Atrophic gastritis
