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|QuestionAuthor={{Rim}}, {{AJL}} {{Alison}}
|QuestionAuthor= {{YD}} {{Alison}} (Reviewed by Serge Korjian)
|ExamType=USMLE Step 1
|ExamType=USMLE Step 1
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
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|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|SubCategory=Gastrointestinal
|SubCategory=Gastrointestinal
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
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|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|MainCategory=Anatomy, Pathology
|SubCategory=Gastrointestinal
|SubCategory=Gastrointestinal
|Prompt=A 42-year-old male presents to the emergency room with severe epigastric pain that worsens with food intake.  The patient reports that he had one episode of coffee ground vomiting earlier this morning, leading the you to suspect a bleeding gastric ulcer. Gastroscopy reveals a clean-based benign ulcer in the proximal greater curvature of the stomach, which is believed to be the cause of the patient’s bleeding.  Which of the following arteries is most likely perforated in this patient, causing the gastric bleeding?
|Prompt=A 42-year-old man presents to the emergency department for severe epigastric pain that started early in the morning.  The patient reports that he had one episode of coffee ground emesis, leading the physician to suspect a bleeding gastric ulcer. Gastroscopy reveals a clean-based benign ulcer in the proximal greater curvature of the stomach, which is believed to be the cause of the patient’s bleeding.  Which of the following arteries is most likely perforated in this patient, causing the gastric bleeding?
|Explanation=[[Peptic ulcer disease]] can be complicated by a bleeding ulcer, occuring when an artery in proximity is perforated.
|Explanation=[[Peptic ulcer disease]] can be complicated by a bleeding ulcer, occuring when an artery in proximity is perforated. The location of the ulcer determines the artery that would most likely be responsible for the bleeding.
 
* Proximal lesser curvature - left gastric artery
Location of ulcer - artery most likely responsible for bleeding:
* Distal lesser curvature - right gastric artery
* [[proximal lesser curvature]] - [[left gastric artery]]
* Proximal greater curvature - left gastroepiploic artery
* [[distal lesser curvature]] - [[right gastric artery]]
* Distal greater curvature - right gastroepiploic artery
* [[proximal greater curvature]] - [[left gastroepiploic artery]]
* Pylorus or the duodenum - gastroduodenal artery
* [[distal greater curvature]] - [[right gastroepiploic artery]]
* [[pylorus]] or the [[duodenum]] - [[gastroduodenal artery]]
 
|EducationalObjectives= Bleeding from an ulcer in the [[proximal greater curvature]] of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the [[left gastroepiploic artery]].
 
 
|AnswerA=Left gastric artery
|AnswerA=Left gastric artery
|AnswerAExp=Bleeding from an ulcer in the [[proximal lesser curvature]] of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the [[left gastric artery]].
|AnswerAExp=Bleeding from an ulcer in the [[proximal lesser curvature]] of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the [[left gastric artery]].
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|AnswerE=Gastroduodenal artery
|AnswerE=Gastroduodenal artery
|AnswerEExp=Bleeding from an ulcer in the gastric [[pylorus]] or the [[duodenum]] is most likely due to perforation of the gastroduodenal artery.
|AnswerEExp=Bleeding from an ulcer in the gastric [[pylorus]] or the [[duodenum]] is most likely due to perforation of the gastroduodenal artery.
|EducationalObjectives=Bleeding from an ulcer in the [[proximal greater curvature]] of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the [[left gastroepiploic artery]].
|References=First Aid 2014 page 336
|RightAnswer=C
|RightAnswer=C
|WBRKeyword=Peptic, ulcer, gastroepiploic artery, hemorrhage, gastroscopy, stomach, internal bleeding, arteries, cardiovascular, cardiology
|WBRKeyword=Peptic, ulcer, gastroepiploic artery, hemorrhage, gastroscopy, stomach, internal bleeding, arteries, cardiovascular, cardiology
|Approved=Yes
|Approved=Yes
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 28 October 2020

 
Author [[PageAuthor::Yazan Daaboul, M.D. (Reviewed by Alison Leibowitz) (Reviewed by Serge Korjian)]]
Exam Type ExamType::USMLE Step 1
Main Category MainCategory::Anatomy, MainCategory::Pathology
Sub Category SubCategory::Gastrointestinal
Prompt [[Prompt::A 42-year-old man presents to the emergency department for severe epigastric pain that started early in the morning. The patient reports that he had one episode of coffee ground emesis, leading the physician to suspect a bleeding gastric ulcer. Gastroscopy reveals a clean-based benign ulcer in the proximal greater curvature of the stomach, which is believed to be the cause of the patient’s bleeding. Which of the following arteries is most likely perforated in this patient, causing the gastric bleeding?]]
Answer A AnswerA::Left gastric artery
Answer A Explanation [[AnswerAExp::Bleeding from an ulcer in the proximal lesser curvature of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the left gastric artery.]]
Answer B AnswerB::Right gastric artery
Answer B Explanation [[AnswerBExp::Bleeding from an ulcer in the distal lesser curvature of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the right gastric artery.]]
Answer C AnswerC::Left gastroepiploic artery
Answer C Explanation [[AnswerCExp::Bleeding from an ulcer in the proximal greater curvature of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the left gastroepiploic artery.]]
Answer D AnswerD::Right gastroepipoloic artery
Answer D Explanation [[AnswerDExp::Bleeding from an ulcer in the distal greater curvature of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the right gastroepiploic artery.]]
Answer E AnswerE::Gastroduodenal artery
Answer E Explanation [[AnswerEExp::Bleeding from an ulcer in the gastric pylorus or the duodenum is most likely due to perforation of the gastroduodenal artery.]]
Right Answer RightAnswer::C
Explanation [[Explanation::Peptic ulcer disease can be complicated by a bleeding ulcer, occuring when an artery in proximity is perforated. The location of the ulcer determines the artery that would most likely be responsible for the bleeding.
  • Proximal lesser curvature - left gastric artery
  • Distal lesser curvature - right gastric artery
  • Proximal greater curvature - left gastroepiploic artery
  • Distal greater curvature - right gastroepiploic artery
  • Pylorus or the duodenum - gastroduodenal artery

Educational Objective: Bleeding from an ulcer in the proximal greater curvature of the stomach is most likely due to perforation of the left gastroepiploic artery.
References: First Aid 2014 page 336]]

Approved Approved::Yes
Keyword WBRKeyword::Peptic, WBRKeyword::ulcer, WBRKeyword::gastroepiploic artery, WBRKeyword::hemorrhage, WBRKeyword::gastroscopy, WBRKeyword::stomach, WBRKeyword::internal bleeding, WBRKeyword::arteries, WBRKeyword::cardiovascular, WBRKeyword::cardiology
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