Stomach Disorders Flashcards
Narrowing of the pyloris
Pyloric stenosis
3 Locations where gastrin is secreted
stomach, duodenum, pancreas
Triad of hyper gastric acid secretion, severe peptic ulceration, and gastrinoma.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
MC ulcer of the GI tract
Peptic ulcer
Cells that secrete HCl in stomach
Parietal cells
A peptic ulcer whose location is in the stomach
Gastric ulcer
MC location for peptic ulcer
Duodenum
tumor of the pancreas is called
gastrinoma (same as duodenum)
Vomiting of blood
Hematemesis
Congenital reversal of anatomical position
Dextraposition
tumor of the duodenum is called
gastrinoma (same as pancreas)
A mild to severe torsion of the stomach
Volvulus
Twisting
Torsion
Disease characterized by enlarged gastric rugae, Giant Hypertrophic Gastritis
Menetrier’s disease (Men-EE-tree-ay’s)
MC symptom of malignant gastric neoplasm
Unexplained weight loss