Multiple Choice
A patient stops taking a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) after 6 weeks of therapy for treatment of peptic ulcer disease. The patient reports symptoms of dyspepsia to the nurse. The nurse will tell this patient to:
A) come to the clinic to be tested for Clostridium difficile.
B) resume taking the PPI, because long-term therapy is necessary.
C) resume taking the PPI until symptoms resolve completely.
D) try an antacid to see whether it relieves these symptoms.
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