Question 241 · LEK · Dyspepsia
Which of the following signs are considered alarming in dyspepsia?
1) weight loss;
2) jaundice;
3) gastrointestinal bleeding;
4) abdominal pain at night.
The correct answer is:
2) jaundice;
3) gastrointestinal bleeding;
4) abdominal pain at night.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3.
- B. 1,4.
- C. 2,4.
- D. 1,2.
- E. all of the above.
Hint
Alarm features suggest serious organic disease such as cancer or a complicated ulcer; ask whether each listed sign could point to such a cause.
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