PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE Flashcards
Break in the mucosal lining penetrating to muscularis mucasae
Ulcer
Break in the mucosal lining not penetrating to muscularis mucosae
erosion
any ulcer caused by acid, it considered as
Peptic Ulcer Disease PUD
Most commonly affects
duodenum
duodenal ulcer (DU)
2nd most affected is …..
stomach
gastric ulcer (GU)
Less commonly affects the ….
lower esophagus
Rarely affects
part of intestine contains gastric metaplasia which secret acid
Eg goblet cells
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
A cause of Peptic ulcer disease
NSAID
A cause of Peptic ulcer disease
Smoking
A cause of Peptic ulcer disease
chronic condition with spontaneous relapses and remissions course
Peptic ulcer disease
Abdominal pain
Clinical feature of Peptic ulcer disease
Vomiting
Clinical feature of Peptic ulcer disease
Anorexia
Clinical feature of Peptic ulcer disease
Nausea
Clinical feature of Peptic ulcer disease