patho of peptic ulcer disease Flashcards
aggressive factor of peptic ulcer disease
h pylori
h. pylori is a gram negative bacillus that can colonize in the _____ and _____
stomach and duodeum
h. pylori lives between ________ cells and the _____ barrier
epithelial cells/ mucus barrier
h. pylori escapes destruction by _____
acid
h pylori can remain in the GI tract for ____
decades
half of the world is infected with h. pylori but most can not develop _______ PUD
symptomatic
60% to 70% of patients with PUD have _______ infection
h. pylori infection
H. pylori may also promote ______ cancer
gastric
Duodenal ulcers are much more common among people with H. pylori infection than among people who are not _______
infected
_________ of the bacterium promotes healing of the PUD and minimized recurrence of PUD
eradication of bacterium
most common cause of ulcer development
h pylori
second most common cause of ulcers (PUD)
NSAIDs