The nurse is assessing a client admitted from the emergency room with gastrointestinal bleeding related to peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Which physiological factors can produce ulceration?
A. hypersecretion of hydrochloric acid
B. vagal stimulation
C. an increased level of stress
D. an increased number of parietal cells
E. decreased duodenal inhibition
Answer:
A. hypersecretion of hydrochloric acid
B. vagal stimulation
D. an increased number of parietal cells
E. decreased duodenal inhibition
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