A 42-year-old man comes to the physician because of abdominal pain for the past few
months. He smokes two packs of cigarettes/day, does not exercise, has a job on the floor of
the stock exchange, and takes approximately 4-5 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs a
day for a variety of "aches and pains:' Physical examination is unremarkable. The relation
of the pain to which of the following factors is most helpful in differentiating a duodenal
ulcer from a gastric ulcer?
A.Deep breathing
B.Exercise
C.Food
D.Position
months. He smokes two packs of cigarettes/day, does not exercise, has a job on the floor of
the stock exchange, and takes approximately 4-5 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs a
day for a variety of "aches and pains:' Physical examination is unremarkable. The relation
of the pain to which of the following factors is most helpful in differentiating a duodenal
ulcer from a gastric ulcer?
A.Deep breathing
B.Exercise
C.Food
D.Position
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