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Gastritis
- Pathophysiology
- Inflammation of the gastric mucosa
- Caused by infectious agent
- An injury occur to the protective lining of the stomach
- long term used of NSAIDs
- increased age- thinning and atrophy of gastric mucosa
- Inflammation of the gastric mucosa
- Epidemiology
- Seen in patients infected with helicobacter pylori
- Elderly patients that has atrophy of the gastric lining
- Patients who ingest excessive amounts of alcohol
- Regularly use NSAIDs
- Seen in patients infected with helicobacter pylori
- Diagnosis
- Test for the presents of H. pylori
- Endoscopy to detect inflammation
- Barium swallow to detect abnormalities
- Test for the presents of H. pylori
- Treatment
- Antibiotics to kill H. pylori
- Proton Pump inhibitors- block acid production and promote healing (protonix, prilosec, nexium, etc.)
- Histamine 2 blockers- reduce acid production (Pepcid)
- Antacids- neutralizes gastric contents
- Antibiotics to kill H. pylori
- Clinical Presentation
- fullness, vomiting, epigastric pain
- gastric bleeding
- fullness, vomiting, epigastric pain
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