GASTRITIS

1. Epidemiology

1.1. Epidemiology

1.2. Drugs and Chemicals

1.2.1. Aniti-inflammatory medications

1.2.1.1. Corticosteroids

1.2.1.2. NSAIDs

1.2.1.3. Indomethacin

1.3. Heliobacter Pylori is a major causative factor in chronic gastritis

1.4. Metabolic Disorders

1.5. Auto-immune antibodies against parietal cells in the mucosa of gastric lining

2. Treatments

2.1. Current Common Treatments

2.2. Symptom Management

2.3. antacids

2.4. Surgical Ecision

2.5. Vitamin B12- if pernicious anemia present

3. Clinical Presentation

3.1. Clinical Presentation

3.2. Vaugue abdominal discomfort

3.3. Epigastric Pain

3.4. Anorexia

3.5. Nausea and Vomiting

4. Behaviors affecting Gastritis

4.1. Alcohol abuse

4.2. Stress

4.3. Poor diet

5. Definition of Gastritis: an inflammatory disorder of the gastric mucosa (McCance and Huether,1991)

6. Types of Gastritis

6.1. Fundal

6.2. Duodenal

6.3. Antral

7. References