PUD Flashcards
PUD Risk factors (6)
- Helicobacter pylori infection
- NSAIDS
- excessive gastric secretion
- no evidence for spicy foods, caffeinated drinks or milk
- familial hx, blood type O
- chronic pulmonary or kidney disease
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What is the best post meal (2-4 h) position for the GERD client?
high fowlers
Risk factors of GERD
- obesity and diabetes
- alcohol, tobacco, very hot beverages
- smoking
- position 1-4 hours after meals delaying stomach emptying
Most common risk factor for PUD
-H. pylori infection –> contaminated food, water, close contact with infected patients or emesis
ex of NSAIDS, who is at a higher incidence of PUD
- ASA, ibuprofen
- geriatric population at higher incidence
what can cause excessive gastric acid secretion?
smoking and alcohol use
Stress ulcers –> physiologic stress, what can cause it? (4)
- disease process
- burns
- shock
- sepsis
Are stress ulcers different from PUD? do they spread quickly? Are they reversible?
yes they are different, they do spread quickly, they are reversible
PUD clinical manifestations (7)
- dull, gnawing pain or burning sensation
- mid epigastric or back pain (referred)
- relief after eating *****
- Pyrosis: heartburn
- vomiting
- diarrhea, consitapation
- GI Bleed
Why does PUD cause vomiting?
due to gastric outlet obstruction –> pyloric spasm, scarring or swelling from inflammation
In PUD, s/s GI bleed? (5)
increased BUN, bloody vomitus or stool, sensation of fullness, hypotension, tachycardia
PUD assessment and diagnostic findings (4)
- physical exam: epigastric pain and tenderness
- upper endoscopy: direct visualization and biopsy
- biopsy test, urea breath test, still antigen (H. pylori)
- CBC, VS, FOBT
Collaborative Management PUD
- antibiotics –> H. pylori
- manage gastric acidity (medications, lifestyle changes, surgery)
PUD Antibiotics (3)
- metronidazole
- amoxicillin
- clarithromycin