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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 9. Gastrointestinal Emergencies > |
Chapter 81. Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis
Sections: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis: Introduction, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Disposition and Follow-Up, Practice Guidelines, References.
Topics Discussed: gastritis; peptic ulcer disease.
Excerpt:"Peptic ulcer disease is a chronic illness manifested by recurrent ulcerations
in the stomach and proximal duodenum. Acid and pepsin are thought
to be crucial to ulcer development, but the great majority of peptic
ulcers are directly related to infection with Helicobacter
pylori or NSAID use.1,2 Gastritis is acute
or chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa and has various etiologies. Dyspepsia is
continuous or recurrent upper abdominal pain or discomfort with
or without associated symptoms (nausea, bloating, etc.).3 Dyspepsia
may be caused by a number of diseases or may be functional...."
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