Review: Multidimensional Care II /
MDC 2 | Rasmussen | Latest 2026 /
2027
Question:
Chronic gastritis teaching
Answer:
- Balanced diet
- *Stress-reduction techniques*
- Limit foods and spices that cause gastric distress.
- Avoid tobacco, alcohol.
- Avoid excessive use of aspirin, NSAIDs, ibuprofen and steroids.
- Protect your self against exposure to toxic substances such as lead and
nickel.
- Be sure foods and water are safe to avoid contamination.
,Question:
What is chronic gastritis ?
Answer:
- Type A nonerosive inflammation of the glands, fundus, body of the
stomach
- Type B glands of antrum and stomach
- Chronic Atrophic affects all layers of stomach
Question:
What is peptic ulcer disease (PUD) ?
Answer:
- Mucosal lesion of stomach or duodenum
- Occurs when mucosal defenses become impaired; epithelium not
protected from effects of acid and pepsin
, Question:
GERD tx options
Answer:
- Diet & lifestyle modifications
- Medications to increase gastric emptying
- Surgical management when all other options have failed
~ Nissen fundoplication- anchors the esophageal sphincter below the
diaphragm by wrapping and suturing the gastric fundus around the
esophagus
Question:
S/S of paraesophageal hernia
Answer:
• Feeling of fullness after eating
• Breathlessness after eating
• Feeling of suffocation
• Chest pain that mimics angina
• Worsening of manifestations in a recumbent position