Upper GI Bleed

Welcome to our USMLE Prep Question and Answer series! We posed the following question on our social media (@sjsm_medicalschool) on November 18, 2021. In this episode of the series, Dr. Dejuan Kenchelow will break down the question and how you can get to the correct answer in order to prepare for the USMLE Step 1 Exam! Question: A 28-year-old woman without any significant medical history presents to the office, complaining of having 1 episode of painless production of spoonful sputum with speckles of blood that happened a day ago. She states that she had her period last week and had been taking large amounts of ibuprofen for 3 days. She also complains of having mild epigastric pain of burning quality and non-radiating. She denies having palpitations, nausea, vomiting, hematuria, or dizziness. Her physical exam reveals no apparent distress, moist skin, oral mucosa moist, regular heart rate and rhythm, lungs clear to auscultation, no abdominal tenderness, and normal neurological exam. Answer: A NSAID Induced Gastritis | Socials | Instagram:   / sjsm_medicalschool   Facebook:   / mdsjsm   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/saint... Website: https://www.sjsm.org Store: https://sjsmstore.com These links are affiliated with the channel and support the channel when used*