Common dyspepsia exam questions for medical finals, OSCEs and MRCP PACES
Question 1.
What are the risk factors for gastric malignancy?
- Smoking
- Excess alcohol consumption
- Previous gastric surgery
- Peptic ulcer disease
- FHx gastric malignancy
Question 2.
What is Barrett’s oesophagus?
- Metaplasia of the lower oesophagus from squamous to columnar cells. It is considered a premalignant condition for oesophageal carcinoma.