A patient diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) asks if surgery will be necessary. How should the nurse respond?
1. "The administration of the appropriate medications makes surgery rarely necessary.".
2. "Surgery is required in about 50% of cases.".
3. "Surgery has a higher success rate than medication therapy alone.".
4. "If you take your medications and follow the prescribed diet, surgery isn't usually needed.".
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Rationale 1: With the discovery of H. pylori infection as the major cause of peptic ulcers and the development of medications to eradicate this organism, surgery is rarely necessary.
Rationale 2: Surgery is required in fewer than half of cases.
Rationale 3: The success rate of pharmacologic intervention to eradicate H. pylori is 85% to 90%.
Rationale 4: There are no specific dietary modifications for PUD.
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