The problem is that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 only requires ILECs to share traditional copper phone lines. If ILECs make a full transition to fiber, then there won't be any more equipment to share. That said, CLECs are far from failing, even if they're not household names like Verizon and AT&T.
A physical exam may help a doctor diagnose a peptic ulcer. During a physical exam, a doctor most often. checks for bloating in your abdomen. listens to sounds within your abdomen using a stethoscope. taps on your abdomen checking for tenderness or pain.
10 Signs You May Have an Ulcer. An ulcer is like a nasty canker sore (or crater) that typically develops either on the lining of the stomach (a gastric or peptic ulcer) or at the opening of the small intestine in the duodenum (a duodenal or peptic ulcer). Ulcers occur due to an imbalance of digestive juices or if the stomach lining suffers some form of damage (i.e., alcoholism). An ulcer can be extremely painful, so itâs difficult to ignore if you develop one. However, if left untreated, the ulcer can eat into the stomach wall causing a perforated ulcer or the blood vessels causing a bleeding ulcer, and resulting in damaging and excruciating health complications.