Achlorhydria Quiz

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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?

  • 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?

  • Gastric polyps
  • Carcinoma of the stomach (correct)
  • Subtotal gastrectomy
  • Atrophic gastritis

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