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Peptic Ulcer Disease - Coggle Diagram
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Signs/Symptoms
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succussion splash
a sloshing sound heard through a stethoscope during sudden movement of the patient on abdominal auscultation
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Aetiology
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certain medications (e.g., potassium chloride, bisphosphonates
infections (cytomegalovirus in patients with HIV, and occasionally herpes simplex virus)
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Complications
penetration
chronic ulcer penetrates the entire thickness of the stomach or duodenal wall, into an adjacent organ such as the pancreas, but without free perforation into the peritoneal cavity
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Definition
A break in the mucosal lining of the stomach or duodenum more than 5 mm in diameter, with depth to the submucosa
A break in the lining of the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, or the upper part of the small intestine
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Prognosis
With proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy, duodenal ulcers typically heal within 4 weeks and gastric ulcers within 8 weeks.
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