The patient inquires if the new type of gastric analysis is going to require multiple withdrawals of gastric content for evaluation of the presence of hydrochloric acid through-out the day. The nurse replies:
1. "Yes, there will be about 14 in all."
2. "No. You take a dye orally, which will be excreted in the urine in about 2 hours."
3. "Yes. You will take the dye orally and then the several gastric withdrawals will show the dye."
4. "No. Only one withdrawal will be treated with dye and read in about 2 hours."
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Dye is given orally and, if there is hydrochloric acid, the dye will be excreted in the urine in about 2 hours.
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