RT Book, Section A1 McQuaid, Kenneth R. A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R. SR Print(0) ID 1184169996 T1 Peptic Ulcer Disease T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264269389 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184169996 RD 2024/03/29 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.