A 60-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department after vomiting a large amount of fresh blood. He is normally in good health and apart from some

Subject
Medicine
System
Gastrointestinal & Nutrition

Kathryn

Member
Jul 29, 2020
670
1
18
Singapore
Country flag
#march2020mccqe1

A 60-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department after vomiting a large amount of fresh blood. He is normally in good health and apart from some indigestion after meals, has never had anything like this before. He drinks the equivalent of 30g alcohol a day and is not on any medications. Which one of the following is the most likely cause of the bleeding?
(A) Oesophagitis
(B) Gastric ulcer
(C) Gastric carcinoma
(D) Mallory-Weiss syndrome
(E) Duodenal ulcer
 
Last edited by a moderator: