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SMLE Question #11586

Medicine / Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Objective: OBJ-433

Last updated: February 2026
A 46-year-old man presents to the emergency department with 1 day of severe epigastric pain and repeated vomiting, followed by one small-volume episode of haematemesis. He drinks heavily and has a history of peptic ulcer disease treated with a proton pump inhibitor. Examination shows epigastric tenderness without guarding or rebound. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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