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A 16-Year-Old Female with Anorexia and Bulimia Is Admitted for Hematemesis

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A 16-year-old female with anorexia and bulimia is admitted for hematemesis. She admits to inducing vomiting often. On physical examination, you note pallor, body mass index less than 15, and hypotension. A likely reason for hematemesis is:


A) Mallory-Weiss tear
B) Cirrhosis
C) Peptic ulcer disease
D) Esophageal varies

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