PUD/GERD

Question 1

Primary cause of peptic ulcers? what kind of bacteria

Answer 1

Infection with Helicobacter pylori (Gram negative)

Question 2

How can Infection with Helicobacter pylori be acquired?

Answer 2

• Food and water
• Person to Person contact
• expsoure to emesis

Question 3

symptoms of Duodenal ulcer:

Answer 3

• Gnawing or burning 1 to 3 hours after meal
• Pain decreases with food
• Bleeding/tarry stools depending on progression

Question 4

NG tubes and ventilators predispose patients with stress ulcers to?

Answer 4

GI BLEEDING

Question 5

preferred procedure for evaluation of PUD

Answer 5

GI endoscopy

Question 6

confirms the ulcer and permits cytology studies and biopsy to rule out H. pylori or cancer

Answer 6

Endoscopy or EGD

Question 7

rules out ulcer perforation, peritonitis (increased WBC) and anemia

Answer 7

CBC

Question 8

to detect IgG antibodies to H. pylori in the serum

Answer 8

ELISA