Sami has been hospitalized with acute gastritis. Her symptoms were epigastric pressure (just above the stomach), headache, nausea, and vomiting with traces of old dark blood
She revealed that she had been suffering back pain and drank four shots of gin and took three aspirin to "kill the pain." What led the physician to make this diagnosis, and what may have caused the sudden attack?
What will be an ideal response
Gastritis is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the stomach and is suspected because of the pain location, accompanying symptoms, and ingestin of likely causative agents. He would likely confirm the diagnosis by doing an upper GI endoscopy. The probable reason for the abrupt onset of symptoms is due to rapid and heavy ingestion of alcohol and aspirin. Acute gastritis is often due to chemical irritants that destroy the alkaline mucus barrier, particularly alcohol or salicylate.
You might also like to view...
When tissue growth occurs by enlarging the existing cells the process is called __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sperm cells get energy to power their movement from ________, which is contributed by the ________.
A. sucrose; bulbourethral gland B. semen; seminiferous gland C. fructose; seminal vesicles D. seminogelin; prostate E. prostaglandins; prostate
Which of the following occurs during the postabsorptive state?
A. Glucose is stored by glycogenesis B. Glycerol is used for gluconeogenesis C. Blood glucose rises D. Protein synthesis is active E. Lipids are stored in adipose tissue
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the regions in the colon?
A. Sigmoid colon, rectum, cecum, descending colon, transverse colon, ascending colon B. Transverse colon, descending colon, ascending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, cecum C. Cecum, descending colon, transverse colon, ascending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum D. Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum