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What is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?
What is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?
- Acid suppression
- Imbalance between mucosal defenses and acid/peptic injury (correct)
- Overuse of NSAIDs
- H pylori infection
What factors have contributed beneficially to the trends in peptic ulcer disease?
What factors have contributed beneficially to the trends in peptic ulcer disease?
- Increased prevalence of H pylori infection
- Increased use of aspirin
- Increased use of NSAIDs
- Decreased prevalence of H pylori infection (correct)
What has not decreased dramatically despite the changes in trends in peptic ulcer disease?
What has not decreased dramatically despite the changes in trends in peptic ulcer disease?
- The use of NSAIDs
- The incidence of emergency surgery (correct)
- The use of aspirin
- The prevalence of H pylori infection
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