Your patient has just returned from the diagnostic imaging department and the doctor has told the patient that they have a Mallory-Weiss tear. The patient asks you what a Mallory-Weiss tear is. How should you respond to this patient?
“ A Mallory-Weiss tear is a kind of diverticulitis .”
“A Mallory-Weiss tear is an esophageal tear”
“A Mallory-Weiss tear is a lacrimal gland disorder.”
“A Mallory-Weiss tear is a tear that results from a peptic ulcer.”
