Gastritis

Question 1

What is gastritis

Answer 1

Acute or chronic Inflammation of the stomach lining

Question 2

What are the three broad categories for things that cause gastritis

Answer 2

Autoimmune (A)
Bacterial (B)
Chemical injury (C)

Question 3

What happens in autoimmune gastritis

Answer 3

Antibodies are present that attack the parietal cells.

Question 4

What gets effected if parietal cells are damaged

Answer 4

HCL secretion is increased

Intrinsic factor and vit B12 absorption is reduced

Question 5

What part(s) of the stomach does autoimmune gastritis occur

Answer 5

Fundus

Body

Question 6

What happens in Bacterial gastritis

Answer 6

H.Pylori increases the surface pH of the stomach and the stomach secretes more HCL. This causes inflammation

Question 7

What can cause chemical inury gastritis

Answer 7

Drugs
Alcohol
Bile reflux from duodenum

Question 8

What drugs typically cause gastritis

Answer 8

NSAIDS

Question 9

In what area of the stomach is gastritis more likely to cause gastric cancer

Answer 9

Infection of the Fundus

Question 10

In what area of the stomach is gastritis more likely to cause duodenal disease

Answer 10

Infection of the Antrum

Question 11

What factors contribute to what the bodies response is to H.pylori

Answer 11

Environmental and genetic