A 27-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to Episodic

question 801

Multiple Choice

A 27-year-old man comes to the office due to episodic abdominal pain.  The pain is concentrated in the epigastrium and is gnawing in quality.  It wakes him up during the night and is promptly relieved by a glass of water and a piece of bread.  The patient has no associated vomiting or diarrhea but has experienced occasional "dark stools."  He has no significant past medical history and takes no medications.  Family history is significant for biliary disease in his mother.  He smokes a pack of cigarettes daily and consumes a can of beer most days.  Vital signs are within normal limits.  Physical examination shows mild epigastric discomfort on deep palpation.  After the diagnosis is confirmed, which of the following is the most appropriate intervention to provide relief of this patient's symptoms?

• A)4-week course of omeprazole
• B)Abstinence from alcohol
• C)Antibiotics and pantoprazole
• D)Cholecystectomy
• E)Naproxen as needed
• F)Selective vagotomy
• G)Smoking cessation

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