The nurse is teaching a patient about the major risk factors for peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Which risk factors should the nurse discuss? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Chronic H. pylori infection
2. Use of aspirin and NSAIDs
3. Cigarette smoking
4. Dietary intake of dairy products
5. Stress
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Chronic H. pylori infection is one of the major risk factors for PUD.
Rationale 2: The use of aspirin and NSAIDs is one of the major risk factors for PUD.
Rationale 3: Cigarette smoking stimulates acid production, contributing to duodenal ulcer formation and PUD.
Rationale 4: Dietary intake does not seem to cause PUD.
Rationale 5: The role of stress is uncertain in PUD.
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