Short Case Study Questions

question 43

Multiple Choice

Short Case Study Questions  
James Hammond is a 37-year-old business executive. He travels worldwide and has a very stressful schedule. He has been having chronic pain in his stomach for a month. After a recent trip he visits his physician after 5 days of nausea, vomiting, and blood in his stool and is diagnosed with severe gastritis.
-Mr) Hammond's gastritis may have been caused by ____.

• A) infection
• B) intake of acidic foods
• C) antibodies
• D) intake of high-fiber foods

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Definitions:

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