A 29-year-old englishman is seen in the office with complaints of pain in his chest and belly. he has been suffering the pain for 2 weeks and gets temporary relief from alka-seltzer®. the burning pain wakes him at night and radiates up to his chest. which factor favors a diagnosis of gastric ulcer?
favors a gastric ulcer because the alka seltzer has calcium carbonate, which relieves that symptom, but needs a longer acting presciption med to combat that symptom...also, chronic heart burn... plse dbl ck...
