Gastritis

Question 1

What is Gastritis?

Answer 1

Conditions in which there is histologic evidence of damage inflammation of the epithelial or endothelial of the stomach
Gastropathy is a condition in twhich there is epithelial or endothelial damage without histologic evidence of inflammation

Question 2

What are the three categories of gastritis?

Answer 2

Erosive and hemmorhagic
Nonerosive and nonspecific
specific

Question 3

Go over Erosive and hemorrhagic gastritis?

Answer 3

Typically diagnosted at endoscopy, often being performed because o f dyspepsia or upper gastroitestinal bleeding
most commonly seen in alcholics, critically illl patients and patients taking NSAIDS
often symptomatic
may cause hematemesis, unsually nospecific bleeding

Question 4

What are non erosive non specific gastritis?

Answer 4

h pylori
pernicious anemia
eosinophilic gastritis