Essays on Gastritis

Multiple choice questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Increased erythropoietin production Increased heart rate Increased cardiac output Enhancement in oxygen extraction The answer for this question is b. increased heart rate. A reduction in tissue oxygenation as happens in anemia stimulates increased production of erythropoietin through a complex feedback mechanism. Increased production of erythropoietin enhances erythropoiesis in anemia. Increased extraction of oxygen in anemia is a compensatory mechanism that is mediated by an increase in 2, 3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations. Increased cardiac output is the main hemodynamic compensatory mechanism in anemia that aims to increase blood flow to the body organs. An increase in heart rate ...

MT is 14 year old with chest pain and dry cough as chief complaints. According to MT, she also experiences, regular heartburns, sore-throat and regurgitation of food. According to MT’s mother, she has a strong liking for coffee and tea and often prefers taking coffee or tea with a snack for dinner. Guided by the findings of the subjective assessment, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastritis, featured as the most probable conditions leading to these symptoms. However the laboratory and test findings revealed negative for H. pylori, hence excluding the possibility of gastritis. An ambulatory acid probe test ...

Objective: Patient appears well-groomed and devoid of nervousness or anxiety. Vital signs are within normal limits (WNL), except for mild fever. Abdomen: Normal bowel sounds, no rebound or guarding, no masses, presence of mild epigastric tenderness on palpation.

Gastritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) The primary diagnosis for this case is gastritis. Based on the subjective assessment findings, it is apparent that the symptoms described by the patient are consistent with gastritis. Additionally, the patient has a history of gastritis, hence making it a primary diagnosis. GERD may be excluded as a primary diagnosis since GERD-related ...

The world of fashion is the area, which lures and charms both men and women. But very few people really know what it means to be a model and how much modeling industry negatively affects health of tender young women. Modeling industry is much criticized for that negative impact it has on the health of girls wishing to look as perfect as models and have such tender bodies as their favorite models. In the paper, we are going to concentrate on the topic how modeling industry affects models` health and discuss whether this industry shall be regarded responsible for ...

The symptoms of anorexia, heartburn, and weight loss are common for duodenal ulcer disease, functional dyspepsia, acute gastritis, alcohol related dyspepsia (ARD) as well as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). All these conditions are difficult to diagnose correctly due to the variable nature of its presenting symptoms against those of other gastrointestinal illnesses. In this case, acute gastritis is ruled out technically by the fact that it presents with presence of blood in the stool and the test in this case did not indicate any blood stains. On the other hand, acute gastric presents with temporary pain in the stomach ...

Introduction: Gastric cancer is the second most leading cause of cancer associated deaths, worldwide. Japan, China, former USSR and certain countries in Latin America have reported highest incidence of stomach cancer. The high mortality rate of gastric cancer was reported in Eastern Asia and the lowest rate of gastric cancer was reported in North America. Nevertheless, it causes a worrisome level of mortality in the U.S. In 2010, gastric cancer or stomach cancer was responsible for 10,570 deaths in the United States, as estimated by National Cancer Institute. (National Cancer Institute, 2016) A majority (85%) of the gastric ...

Patient information

The patient under review is a 42 year old female Indian who is admitted into the emergency room presenting with acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Prior patient diagnosis reveals the patient had suffered from dental abscess and also a fractured tooth, which was subsequently treated with antibiotics. However, a tooth extraction procedure was carried out for the extraction of the tooth. Ensuing dental ache was treated with drugs purchased over the counter (OTC) including ibuprofen and acetaminophen before the medical prescription of Vicoprofen. The patient complains of nausea and headache in addition to vomiting copious amounts of a dark brown liquid ...

Gastro esophageal reflux disease is a digestive disorder that has effects on the lower esophageal sphincter, which is the ring that is found between the stomach and esophagus (Mayo Clinic, 2016). The contents of the stomach get backed up in the esophagus. This condition is experienced especially when the lower esophagus sphincter becomes weak hence allowing the contents of the stomach to flow back into the esophagus (Doig & Huether, 2014). This disorder is known to cause heartburn to pregnant women. GERD has proved to be the most common outpatient gastroenterological diagnosis witnessed in the United States. The prevalence rate ...

Introduction

Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach inner lining which is often accompanied by vomiting blood vomiting, abdominal pain and discomfort. The GIT disorder is caused by various factors key among them certain lifestyle choices that introduce irritants into the stomach. The major irritants implicated in the causation of gastritis include excessive alcohol, coffee, tobacco and certain drugs such as aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ’NSAIDs’, potassium supplements, iron tablets and cancer chemotherapy medications. Other causes of gastritis include physical stresses, autoimmune disorders and certain bacterial infection and parasites. The disorder is diagnosed by endoscopy.

Prevention and Treatment of Gastritis by lifestyle changes

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[Your name appears here] [Professor’s name appears here] [University’s name appears here] [Date appears here] A 52 year old man presents to the office for a routine physical. The review of symptoms reveals anorexia, heartburn, and weight loss over the past 6 months. The heartburn is long standing, occurring most days during the week. He takes TUMS or Rolaides to relieve the discomfort. The patient describes occasional use of ibuprofen for back pain, but denies other medications including herbals. He has no known allergies. He was adopted so does not know his family history. ...

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Patient Initials: Not Applicable Age: 60 y/o Sex: Male Subjective Data: HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient said that the abdominal pain started the day before. Although patient admitted to experiencing similar discomfort in the past, patient did not experience this kind of pain which he rated as 10 from last night. In the past, the pain would only last for a couple of hours unlike this time which has not been relieved despite 24 hours had already passed. Patient also admits to experiencing nausea but has not vomited despite feeling nauseous. For the past ...

[Institution Title] - Acute abdominal pain that can be cause by numerous reasons. One of which is caused by alcohol as with the case of the patient. - Patient admits to drinking alcohol daily on an average of one glass but often exceed to up to five glasses. This can already constitute to alcoholism because patient makes it a daily habit. - Alcoholism gastritis usually manifests along the age of the patient, or during adulthood because this is the time when the lining of the stomach becomes thin that alcohol and some medications can already damage the ...

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Patient Initials: N/A Age: 60 yrs. old Sex: MAle Subjective Data: HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient has been experiencing heartburn during the past 2 weeks. Patient said to experience heartburn after eating. It is relieved after a few hour or after taking over the counter antacid. According to patient, the pain seems to progress. It started in the umbilical region and is now diffused. Patient said that he was partly relieved after sitting down. However, the pain has become unbearable that he rated it 10 during the actual attack. PMH (Past Medical History— ...

[Institution Title] For the third week, our case involved a patient with acute gastritis due to excessive alcoholism. Patient came in complaining of acute pain in the umbilical area which has diffused to other areas particularly radiating pain on patient’s back as verbalized. From the physical assessment, laboratory findings and disclosed information by patient during interview, the following insights had been generated: - Alcoholic gastritis, without mention of hemorrhage is classified under ICD -10 with code 53530. It is termed as such because it is a type of gastritis that is a result of excessive alcohol consumption - ...

The patient has been experiencing symptoms of gastritis including loss of appetite and substernal pain which worsens in the morning. The fact that he has been experiencing the pain for about five months suggests that this is a case of chronic gastritis. The clinical definition of gastritis is inflammation of gastric mucosa (Rugge, & Garaham, 2010). The long term alcohol consumption of 12-16 cans of beer per day has been causing inflammatory degeneration in the gastric mucosa of the patient (Bienia, Sodolski, &Luchowska, 2002). However many studies have demonstrated that alcohol is associated with acute, not chronic gastritis. It is possible ...

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the organ systems that were studies previously in class and determine the common disease connected with one of the following systems: integument system, skeletal system, digestive system, and urinary system of the human. I have chosen the digestive system due to the fact it unites a set of vital organs. With the malfunction of at least one of them the whole body will be influenced by the consequences. The organ which was chosen to be studied is stomach. The first part of the case study includes the brief analysis of the preferred ...

Gastric acid is a fluid with a pH value between 1.5 and 3.5 that aids digestion. It is mainly composed of hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, and sodium chloride. Gastric acid is produced by the lining cells of the stomach, which are called parietal cells, and its role is to aid the digestion of proteins because it prepares longer amino acid molecules to make it easier for the enzymes to break them down. However, several disorders can affect the physiological mechanisms of gastric acid production and cause disorders, and elderly patients are at higher risk than other age groups. There are ...

Helicobacter pylori, which was formerly known as Campylobacter pyloridis, is a microaerophilic, Gram-negative bacterium present in the stomach. In 1982, Robin Warren and Barry Marshall discovered that it was found in persons who were suffering from chronic gastric ulcers and gastritis, diseases that were not formerly thought to have been caused by microbes. It is also associated with the development of duodenal ulcers and stomach cancer. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of persons infected with the bacterium show no symptoms, and it has been contended that it may have a crucial role in the natural ecology of the stomach (Blaser, 2006). ...

Essay on vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is a nutrient playing an important role in the manufacturing of blood cells and maintaining a healthy nervous system. The nutrient is involved in many processes like methyl transfer, nucleic acid metabolism, and acid myelin synthesis and repair. It is found in products like meat, eggs, shellfish, milk, and cheese (Johnson, 2012).

The discovery of vitamin B12 occurred in several phases for about 100 years. Pernicious anemia, as it is called today, was first described by Thomas Addison in the mid-19th century (Whitby, 1955). Several years later, researchers Minot and Murphy demonstrated liver or liver extracts to be the ...