Inflammatory Bowel Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 68-year-old woman with peripheral artery disease and hypertension presents with severe crampy abdominal pain onset 30 minutes postprandially for 2 months. She has lost 8 kg due to food fear. Vital signs: BP 168/92 mmHg, HR 88, RR 16, afebrile. Physical examination reveals an epigastric bruit; bowel sounds are normal. Recent CT angiography shows patent celiac and superior mesenteric arteries with severely narrowed origin. Which artery is most likely affected?
Answer choices
- ASplenic artery
- BSuperior mesenteric arteryCorrect answer
- CInferior mesenteric artery only
- DCystic artery
- ELeft gastric artery
- FRenal artery
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