A 64-year-old man with persistent dyspepsia and weight loss (6 kg in 3 months) and iron deficiency anaemia presents to his GP. What is the most approp...

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A 64-year-old man with persistent dyspepsia and weight loss (6 kg in 3 months) and iron deficiency anaemia presents to his GP. What is the most appropriate action?

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Urgent OGD within 2 weeks

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Test and treat H. pylori

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Start omeprazole and review 8 weeks

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Routine OGD within 18 weeks

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Abdominal ultrasound

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Upper GI cancer suspicion

A 64-year-old man with persistent dyspepsia and weight loss (6 kg in 3 months) and iron deficiency anaemia presents to his GP. What is the most appropriate action?