Diseases Of The Stomach Flashcards
What is the definition of acute gastritis?
Short term inflammatory process that involves walls of stomach, especially mucosa
What is the aetiology of acute gastritis?
Exogenous factors - alcohol
Ingestion of corrosive substances eg acetone
Drugs such as NSAID’s, antibiotics or corticosteroids
Diet of spicy food, coffee,
Endogenous factors - urea
Infectious diseases
Allergies
Ischaemia
What is the morphopathology of acute gastritis>
Edematous mucosa
Erosions
Purulent exudates
Necrotic epithelium
What are the different anatomo-pathological forms of acute gastritis?
Cathatral acute gastritis - endoscopy reveals intense red mucosa, oedema and little bleeding
Erosive acute gastritis (ulcerative acute gastritis) - more severe than first form
Phlegmonous acute gastritis - discovered beside gastric cancer or at alcohol abusers
Emphysematous acute gastritis - produced by infection of gastric wall with anaerobic bacteria
What are the clinical symptoms of acute gastritis?
Epigastric pain that is increased by ingesting food
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Vomiting which relieves the pain
Anorexia
Headache
Diarrhoea
What are the clinical for a self acute gastritis?
Alcoholic acute gastritis
Corrosive acute gastritis
Medicamentous acute gastritis
Infectious acute gastritis
Allergic acute gastritis
What are the symptoms of alcoholic acute gastritis
Epigastralgia
Vomiting containing large amounts of mucous and bile
Anorexia
Digestive intolerance
Altered general status
what is the treatment for alcoholic acute gastritis?
Stopping alcohol intake and following same dietary and medical recommendations as for all gastritis
What are the symptoms of corrosive acute gastritis?
Dysphagia
Sialorrhea (drooling or excessive salivation)
Retrosternal pain
Epigastric pain
Vomiting with haemorrhaging aspect
Altered general status
what is the treatment for corrosive acute gastritis?
Gastric and oesophageal mucosal lovage
Parenteral nutrition for 3-4 weeks
What causes medicamentous acute gastritis?
Produced by any kind of drug which ingested in large quantities produces gastric irritation
What is infectious acute gastritis associated with?
Pneumonia
Flyer
Typhoid fever
Dysentery
What is characteristic of allergic acute gastritis?
Lesions appearing and disappearing
How do you diagnose allergic acute gastritis?
Skin test and specific serological tests
What is found at the physical examination for acute gastritis?
Sensibility at palpation of Epigastrium
Dry, red tongue
Tachycardia
Oliguria (low urine output)
What is the paraclinical investigation for acute gastritis?
Gastric X-ray
Endoscopy
Biopsy
How do you determine a positive diagnosis for acute gastritis?
Anamnesis, physical examination and paraclinical examination
what is the treatment plan for acute gastritis?
Dietary management
Rich in soft liquids for 1-2 days (1-2 litres of tea a day)
Next 3-5 days eat vegetable soups, boiled rice, potatoes, cow cheese and finally boiled meat
What is the medical treatment for acute gastritis?
Gastric protective (sucralfate, sodium bicarbonate)
Anticholinergics (atropine derivatives)
Sedative solutions (codeine phosphate)
Correction of hydroelectrolythic and protein imbalance
What is the definition of chronic non erosive gastritis?
Refers to inflammatory changes in the mucosa or submucosa leading to atrophy of glands that are replaced by metaplasia
what is chronic non erosive gastritis characterised by?
Grossly visible erosions
What are the underlying aetiological agents that can cause chronic gastritis?
Helicobacter pylori
Bile reflux
NSAID’s
Autoimmunity
Allergic response
What is a complication of h pylori gastritis?
Peptic ulcer
Gastric malignancy
What is a complication of chronic strophic gastritis?
Gastric carcinoma
What is a complication of autoimmune gastritis?
Achlorhydria (absence of HCL in secretion)
Hypergastrinemia
Loss of pepsin and pepsinoegn
Anemia
Increased risk of gastric neoplasm
Which race is h pylori gastritis more common in?
Asians
Hispanics
high race is autoimmune gastritis more common in?
Northern Europe and black people
Less common in south Europe and Asian people
Which sex is chronic h pylori gastritis common in?
Both sexes with similar frequency
which sex is affected more by autoimmune gastritis?
Females 3:1 male
Which age group is more likely to suffer from all forms of chronic gastritis?
People aged 40-60 years of age
What is the classification order chronic gastritis?
Sydney system, updated to Houston system
Alphabetical classification
Aetiological classification
What is the Sydney system based on?
Aetiology
Pathogenical mechanisms
Location of lesions
Severityt of inflammatory process
Atrophy or metaplasia degree
Wha is needed for classification ion the Sydney’s system?
2 biopsies from each gastric area, gastric corpus or antropyloric area, from anterior band posterior gastric wall
What does inflammation mean for the Sydney system?
Increase in the number of lymphocytes and plasmocytes in the lamina propria
What does atrophy mean in the Sydney classification?
Decreased number off specialised glands Fromm the gastric corpus and from the antropyloric area
What does h pylori bacteria do to lesions of the gastric mucosa?
Colonises the lesions
What is the alphabetical classification of chronic gastritis?
Type A - autoimmune
Type B - bacterial
Type C - chemical (duodenal or biliary reflux)
What are the etiological classifications for chronic gastritis?
Infectious chronic gastritis
Non infectious chronic gastritis
Which infections can cause infectious chronic gastritis?
H pylori (most common)
Mycobacteriosis
Parasitic infections
Viral infections