A client with acute gastritis is admitted to the emergency department for GI bleeding. The nurse would anticipate the client's history will include
a. alcohol abuse.
b. anorexia.
c. high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet.
d. recent use of oral penicillin.
A
Gastritis usually stems from the ingestion of a corrosive, erosive, or infectious substance. Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), digitalis, chemotherapeutic drugs, steroids, acute alcoholism, and food poisoning (typically caused by Staphylococcus organisms) are common causes.
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