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Pathology | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Acute Gastritis
- Erosive
- Disruption of Mucosal Barrier
- Caused by Stress
- NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)
- Alcohol
- Uremia
- Burns
- Curling's Ulcer
- Brain Injury
- Cushing Ulcer
- Increase H+ Production
1 min
Chronic Gastritis
- Type A
- Type A
- Fundus and Body
- Autoimmune
- Autoantibodies to Parietal Cells
- Pernicious Anemia
- Achlorhydria
- Type B
- Type B
- Most Common Type
- Helicobacter pylori
- Antrum
- Increased Risk of MALT Lymphoma
- Associations
- HIV/AIDS
- Crohn's Disease
3 mins
Stomach Cancer
- Adenocarcinoma
- Intestinal Type
- Intestinal Type
- Smoked Foods Containing Nitrosamines
- Achlorhydria
- Type A Blood
- Helicobacter pylori
- Diffuse Type
- Diffuse Type
- Signet Ring Cells
- Linitis Plastica (Leather Bottle Stomach)
- Assessment
- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Left Supraclavicular Lymph Node
- Virchow's Node
- Subcutaneous Periumbilical Mets
- Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule
- Complications
- Bilateral mets to ovaries
- Krukenberg's tumor
3 mins
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (HPS) Assessment
- Mechanism
- Hypertrophied Pylorus
- Risk Factor
- Macrolide Use
- Assessment
- 3-6 Weeks of Age
- Projectile Vomiting After Feeding
- No Pain or Discomfort
- Weight Loss
- Dehydration
- Hungry Baby
- Olive Mass
2 mins
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (HPS) Interventions
- Treatment
- Pyloromyotomy
- Preoperative Care
- Stabilize Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Nasogastric Tube
- Monitor Feeding
- Postoperative Care
- Start Formula or Breastfeeding Within 24 Hours
- Feedings Every 4-6 hours
- Full Feeding Within 2 days
2 mins
Peptic Ulcer Disease Assessment
- Mechanism/Cause
- Helicobacter Pylori
- NSAIDs
- Increased Stomach Acid
- Assessment
- Abdominal Pain
- Heartburn (Pyrosis)
- Melena
- Weight Changes
- GI Distress
- Considerations
- Most Commonly in Duodenum
- Duodenal: Pain Relieved by Eating
- Gastric: Pain Caused by Eating
2 mins
Peptic Ulcer Disease Interventions
- Combination Drug Therapy
- Two Antibiotics
- Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
- Decrease Acid Secretion
- Avoid NSAIDs
- Diet and Lifestyle Changes
1 min
Helicobacter Pylori
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Bacilli
- Curved
- Polar Flagellum
- Catalase-Positive
- Oxidase-Positive
- Disease
- Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
- Ammonia
- Neutral Environment
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma
- MALT lymphoma
- Diagnosis
- Serology IgG antibody
- Stool Antigen
- Urease Positive Breath Test
- Biopsy
- Treatment
- 2 ABX and PPI
2 mins
Helicobacter pylori Associations
- Gastritis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Stomach Cancer
50 secs
Ménétrier’s Disease
- Characteristics
- Hypertrophied Gastric Rugae
- Protein Loss
- Parietal Cell Atrophy
- Decreased Acid Production
- Increased TGF-alpha
- Associations
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Symptoms
- GI Distress
- Edema
- Diagnosis
- Endoscopy with Biopsy
- Management
- Supportive Therapy
- Cetuximab
- Surveillance
2 mins
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