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23) A 24-year-old medical student complains of midepigastric pain that she describes as a "dull ache" that is relieved by eating. She has awakened from sleep on several occasions at 2 AM because of severe exacerbation of these symptoms, which are relieved with magnesium hydroxide. She takes frequent acetaminophen for menstrual cramping. Which of the following is the most likely cause of her symptoms?
A. Autonomous gastrin secretion
B. Gram-negative organism
C. Gram-positive organism
D. Prostaglandin inhibition
E. Vagal inhibition
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| GoStep2
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 D. Prostaglandin inhibition
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| mani
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B. Gram-negative organism
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B. Gram-negative organism
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| ARJ
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Gram negative bug
Helicobacter pylori
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B
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| chemamr
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B. I go with H. pylori.
(it seems she takes acetaminophen only for several days a months during her menstrual period.)
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| phuluong2k
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B, acetaminophen acts at the central level
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