A 52-year-old with severe epigastric pain and hematemesis is found to have a bleeding gastric ulcer treated successfully. H. pylori positive. Best era...

Question

A 52-year-old with severe epigastric pain and hematemesis is found to have a bleeding gastric ulcer treated successfully. H. pylori positive. Best eradication step?

Accepted Answer

Start bismuth-based quadruple therapy for 14 days

Answer

No eradication needed

Answer

Clarithromycin triple therapy without susceptibility testing

Answer

Probiotics alone

Answer

PPI alone

us-abim MCQ (SBA): H. pylori-Eradication Post-Bleed

A 52-year-old with severe epigastric pain and hematemesis is found to have a bleeding gastric ulcer treated successfully. H. pylori positive. Best eradication step?