In Which of the Following Cases Would It Be Inappropriate

question 2

Multiple Choice

In which of the following cases would it be inappropriate to manage dyspepsia with an empiric trial of an H₂ blocker?

• A) Concomitant dysphagia
• B) Chronic use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
• C) Dyspepsia occurring after meals
• D) Dyspepsia relieved by meals

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Definitions:

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset, representing the middle fifty percent of the data.

Data

Information collected for reference or analysis, often numerical in nature, used to calculate or demonstrate patterns.

Squared Deviation

The square of the difference between an observed value and the mean, used in statistical analysis to measure variance.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by summing all the values and then dividing by the number of values.