WBR0447
| Author | [[PageAuthor::Rim Halaby, M.D. [1], Alison Leibowitz [2] (Reviewed by Alison Leibowitz)]] |
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| Exam Type | ExamType::USMLE Step 1 |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Anatomy, MainCategory::Pathology |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Gastrointestinal |
| Prompt | [[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?]] |
| 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.
Location of ulcer - artery most likely responsible for bleeding:
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. |
| 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 |
| Linked Question | Linked:: |
| Order in Linked Questions | LinkedOrder:: |