A 50-year-old woman returns after completing eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori-associated duodenal ulcer. She is asymptomatic and has

Question

A 50-year-old woman returns after completing eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori-associated duodenal ulcer. She is asymptomatic and has stopped NSAIDs. Which of the following would you recommend at the follow-up visit?

Accepted Answer

Confirm eradication with noninvasive testing after an appropriate interval

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Check serum gastrin as first-line follow-up

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Repeat treatment without testing

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Schedule prophylactic gastrectomy

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Begin lifelong broad-spectrum antibiotics

Helicobacter pylori ulcer follow-up — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 50-year-old woman returns after completing eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori-associated duodenal ulcer. She is asymptomatic and has stopped NSAIDs. Which of the following would you recommend at the follow-up visit?