Read the Following Excerpt from a Health Record: "Mr

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: "Mr. Robert Luno presents to our clinic with a 2-month history of intermittent postprandial gastralgia and dyspepsia, which have become more and more frequent. He reports occasional emesis but denies hematemesis. He denies diarrhea and constipation." All of the following statements regarding the symptoms experienced by Mr. Luno are true EXCEPT

• A) The patient has diarrhea and constipation with severe bouts of vomiting.
• B) The patient has not passed fluid or unformed feces, nor has he had difficulty passing feces.
• C) The patient has poor digestion, and it is getting worse.
• D) The patient is experiencing stomach pain that comes and goes.
• E) The patient is not vomiting blood.

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