COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
what is the bacterial agent for gastric ulcer disease? - ✔✔Helicobacter
pylori
where does H pylori live? - ✔✔harsh environment of the stomach
how does H pylori get in stomach? - ✔✔1. the flagella push the H pylori
cells through thick mucus that protects stomach lining from stomach
acid
2. H pylori colonizes mucous membranes that lines stomach
3. the H pylori produce substance that neutralizes stomach acid that
gets through mucous where bacteria is living
, what is a result of H pylori? - ✔✔- inflammation that destroys mucus-
secreting cells of stomach lining
- protective layer of mucus that protects stomach is eventually lost
- those areas are then exposed to stomach acid which leads to more
inflammation and damage to lining
what are symptoms of gastric ulcer disease? - ✔✔burning abdominal
pain, GI bleeding, vommiting
what are potential complications of gastric ulcer disease? - ✔✔if left
untreated it can lead to sever GI bleeding and it also has been linked to
the development of stomach cancer
how can gastric ulcer disease be treated? - ✔✔antibiotics and acid
reducing medications to relieve symptoms
how can gastric ulcer disease be prevented? - ✔✔there are no known
means of prevention