TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Peptic Ulcer Disease A1 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISHistory of dyspepsia present in 80–90% of patients with variable relationship to meals.Ulcer symptoms characterized by rhythmicity and periodicity.Ulcer complications present without antecedent symptoms in 10–20% of patients.Most NSAID-induced ulcers are asymptomatic.Upper endoscopy with gastric biopsy for H pylori is the diagnostic procedure of choice in most patients.Gastric ulcer biopsy or documentation of complete healing necessary to exclude gastric malignancy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184169996 ER -