An older adult patient has recently diagnosed gastritis. What statement made by this patient indicates the need for further teaching?
a. "The abdominal pain is caused by acidity."
b. "I should avoid taking aspirin."
c. "Smoking has little effect on my stomach problem."
d. "I could develop pernicious anemia."
C
Acute gastritis causes transient inflammation, hemorrhages, and erosion into the gastric mucosal lining. Although the cause may be undetermined, it is frequently associated with alcoholism, as-pirin or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) ingestion, smoking, and severely stressful conditions such as burns, trauma, central nervous system damage, chemotherapy, and radiothe-rapy. It can cause abdominal pain. Smoking is a risk factor. The patient could develop pernicious anemia.
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