Gastritis- EXAM 2 (~1-2 Q's)

Gastritis- EXAM 2 (~1-2 Q's)
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Inflammation of gastric mucosa (stom-
What is gastritis? ach lining) and can be both acute or
chronic, diffuse or localized
What is one of the most common stom-
Gastritis
ach problems?
Breakdown in normal gastric mucosal
What is gastritis a result of?
barrier, now exposed to HCl & pepsin
-Long-term NSAID use, corticosteroids,
ASA
-ALCOHOL
-Spicy food
-Smoking & stress
What are the risk factors for Gastritis? -H. pylori
-Radiation
-Burns
-Renal failure
-Sepsis
-NG tube use
-Acute alcohol binge= acute damage to
What is the difference on the gastric
mucosa, causing congestion, edema &
mucosa in an acute vs chronic alcohol
bleeding
binge?
-Chronic alcohol use= chronic gastritis
H. pylori; infection is high in lower SES
What is one of the msot important caus-
and the bacteria breaks down the gastric
es of gastritis?
mucosal barrier
SELF LIMITING and lasts a few hours to
a few days
-Complete mucosa healing is expected
-Lack of appetite (anorexia)
What are the clinical manifestations of
-N/V
acute gastritis?
-Epigastric tenderness
-Feeling of fullness
-Hemorrhage common with ETOH abuse
and may be the only symptom
-Similar to acute, but over time the pari-
etal cells are lost, this causes a lack in
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