Surgical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease
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Which type of ulcers have a natural tendency to heal and recur in a cyclical fashion?

  • Esophageal ulcers
  • Peptic ulcers
  • Duodenal ulcers (correct)
  • Gastric ulcers
  • What is the common feature of all methods of treatment that prolong the healing phase of duodenal ulcers?

  • Increase in acid secretion
  • Increase in parietal cells
  • Reduction in acid secretion (correct)
  • Reduction in gastric stimulation
  • How do pharmacologic agents accelerate the healing process of duodenal ulcers?

  • Reduce vagus-mediated acid secretion (correct)
  • Increase gastric stimulation
  • Reduce gastric stimulation
  • Increase vagus-mediated acid secretion
  • What is the main medical treatment for duodenal ulcers?

    <p>Antibiotic therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factors influence the rate of acid secretion in duodenal ulcers?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing the rate of acid secretion in duodenal ulcers?

    <p>Rate of gastric emptying</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main medical treatment for uncomplicated duodenal ulcers?

    <p>Eradication of Helicobacter pylori</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of ulcers have a natural tendency to heal and recur in a cyclical fashion?

    <p>Duodenal ulcers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following can accelerate the healing process of duodenal ulcers by reducing vagus-mediated acid secretion?

    <p>Anticholinergics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common feature of all methods of treatment that prolong the healing phase of duodenal ulcers?

    <p>Reduction of acid secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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