GI ulcers

Question 1

Pain is better when you eat and worse before meals- may have nocturnal pain

Answer 1

Duodenal ulcer

Question 2

Pain is worse with eating and right after meals

Answer 2

gastric ulcer

Question 3

Top 2 causes of PUD

Answer 3

1) H. Pylori
2) Chronic NSAID use
3) Zollinger Ellison syndrome

Question 4

Zollinger Ellison syndrome can cause ulceration where

Answer 4

gastrinoma in pancreas or duodenum

Question 5

What kind of tumor does Zollinger-Ellison cause an increase of

Answer 5

Gastrin producing tumor