| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
Stop
& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
Quiz
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Here's the skinny on peptic
ulcer formation.
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Their development represents
an imbalance between the great forces of nature, acid and digestive forces
opposed to healing and repair.
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Helicobacter pylori appears
to play an important role for many reasons, all of which enhance the likelihood
of acid injury to the mucosa.
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Chronic gastritis is almost
universally present in patients with peptic ulcer disease, and H. pylori
is often the cause.
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs play a significant role in many cases by reducing mucosal repair.
Clinical
presentation?
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