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lunatika

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An acceptable first-line treatment for peptic ulcer disease with positive H. pylori test is:
 
  1. Histamine2 receptor antagonists for 4 to 8 weeks
  2. Proton pump inhibitor bid for 12 weeks until healing is complete
  3. Proton pump inhibitor bid plus clarithromycin plus amoxicillin for 14 days
  4. Proton pump inhibitor bid and levofloxacin for 14 days

Question 2

Treatment failure in patients with peptic ulcer disease associated with H. pylori may be because of:
 
  1. Antimicrobial resistance
  2. An ineffective antacid
  3. Overuse of proton pump inhibitors
  4. All of the above



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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