A Patient's Laboratory Test Results Indicate Decreased Gastric Acid Output

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient's laboratory test results indicate decreased gastric acid output.The nurse should suspect which of the following conditions, based on this finding? Select all that apply.

• A)Duodenal ulcer
• B)Gastric ulcer
• C)Gastric polyp
• D)Pernicious anemia
• E)Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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