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A 50-year-old man vomiting blood-streaked fluid is admitted to the hospital with acute gastritis. To determine possible risk factors for gastritis, the nurse will ask the patient about

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When a 72-year-old patient is diagnosed with achalasia, the nurse will teach the patient that



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