Peptic Ulcer disease Flashcards
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Symptom complex associated with PUD
Burning epigastric pain exacerbated by fasting and relieved by meals
Types of cyclooxygenases
COX 1: constitutive
COX 2: Inducible
Tissues expressing COX 1
stomach
platelets
kidneys
endothelial cells
basal acid production is highest at
night
prinicipal contributors of basal acid secretion
Cholinergic from vagus
Histaminergic from local gastric sources
Somatostatin is secreted by _______ cells
D
parietal cell receptor for gastrin
gastrin/CCKB
parietal cell receptor for histamine and Ach
histamine- H2
Ach-M3
Why H+ K+ ATPase is inactive in tubulovesicles?
tubulovesicles are impermeable to K+
pH required for pepsin activity
2
pH at which pepsin is irreversibly inactivated and denatured
>=7
Ulcers
breaks in the mucosal surface >5 mm in size, with depth to the submucosa
peak age of incidence of gastric ulcers
6th decade
Why gastric ulcers are less common than duodenal ulcers?
Higher likelihood of GUs being silent and presenting only after a complication develops
Site of duodenal ulcers
first part of duodenum(>95%)
90% located within 3 cm of the pylorus
Size of duodenal ulcers
<1 cm in diameter
ocassionally giant ulcers(3-6cm) are seen
Apperance of duodenal ulcers
margins sharply demarcated
depth at times reaches muscularis propria
Base of duodenal ulcer
zone of eosinophilic necrosis with surrounding fibrosis
Malignant DU
extremely rare
What is the next step on identifying a gastric ulcer?
Biopsy
Site of benign gastric ulcers
distal to junction between antrum and acid secreting mucosa
histology of benign GU
Similar to DU
Benign gastric ulcers are rare in which site?
Fundus
Benign GUs associated with H. pylori are also associated with
antral gastritis