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A 25-year-old man is admitted to a burn unit after an automobile accident in which he lost consciousness and then was burned over 65% of his body. Two days after his accident, the nurse notices that small amounts of blood are returned through his nasogastric tube when she checks it prior to administering fluids. Endoscopy shows multiple, tiny to small (2-20 mm in diameter) ulcers in the corpus of the stomach. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Acute erosive gastritis
(B) Chronic erosive gastritis
(C) Gastric atrophy
(D) Nonerosive gastritis
(E) Superficial gastritis
A 25-year-old man is admitted to a burn unit after an automobile accident in which he lost consciousness and then was burned over 65% of his body. Two days after his accident, the nurse notices that small amounts of blood are returned through his nasogastric tube when she checks it prior to administering fluids. Endoscopy shows multiple, tiny to small (2-20 mm in diameter) ulcers in the corpus of the stomach. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Acute erosive gastritis
(B) Chronic erosive gastritis
(C) Gastric atrophy
(D) Nonerosive gastritis
(E) Superficial gastritis
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