Helicobacter pylori

The gastrointestinal tract is lined by four different layers. The outermost layer is the mucosa layer that secretes a mucous membrane onto the surface of the digestive organs. This mucous membrane protects the delicate layers that lie beneath it protecting them from the gastric juices being produced. These gastric juices are acidic with a PH of ____ which is equivalent to ________. When the patient develops a sore or ulceration in the lining it allows the acids to reach the other tissues causing…

Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori, is a spiral shaped bacteria. H. pylori is a gram-negative bacteria because of the thin cell wall, and the pink color it has when the bacteria is given the gram stain test. H. pylori usually has about six to eight flagella at one end of the bacteria. H. pylori infections are responsible for gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining), and the majority of ulcers in someone’s stomach and small intestine. If not treated, gastritis can turn into gastric cancer…

List three differential diagnoses for epigastric pain in adults. Include rationale, diagnostic testing, and treatment. Epigastric is the pain that comes on the upper middle portion of the abdomen. It this can occur due to several conditions i.e. irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer, and pancreatitis, and as a referred pain of myocardial infarction among other minors ones. Diagnosis and treatment Peptic ulcer disease Peptic…

Being able to offer the best quality of care to our patients involves understanding certain conditions that may cause a need to modify treatment. When treating a patient in the dental office that is ___ with peptic ulcers you must have an understanding of certain aspects of the disease. These being what exactly a peptic ulcer is, etiological factors causing the disease, occurrence of the disease, physical characteristics or symptoms, medical management, oral characteristics seen and finally…

Three main etiological factors cause the formation of peptic ulcers. The first and most important is due to a bacterial infection of Helictobacteria pylori. This bacteria damages the mucous lining causing weakness and allowing the acids through to the tissues below. The exact cause of how a patient becomes infected is unknown. The thought is it transmits through tainted water and food sources, unsanitary…

diuretics, and anticonvulsants. Currently, L.G. is not taking any other medications; therefore he is not presently at risk for drug interaction effects. However, since he has a history excess stomach acid, he is at risk for H. Pylori infections. In the case of an H. pylori infection, he must be prescribed antibiotics with caution since drug interactions with Prilosec are…

Helicobacter pylori are spiral and rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria [1] that colonize the gastric mucosa of about half of the world’s population [2]. This bacterium has been associated with several gastric diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer [3]. Contamination is usually acquired in childhood [4,5], probably by ingesting food or water contaminated with fecal matter [6,7], and, once established, H. pylori has no significant bacterial competitors [8]. In order to…

violently ill. Many had their stomachs removed while other bled to death. Dr Marshall knew himself that there was a simpler treatment for stomach ulcers and been working with Robin Warren who discovered that the cause of stomach ulcers was helicobacter pylori. By biopsying patient’s guts and culturing bacteria, he discovered that the cure for stomach ulcers was readily available in the form of antibiotics. However, gastroenterologists were flippant towards this discovery and named stress as the…

to confirm the diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease, there is a high probability that the patient developed ulcers on the account of his presenting signs and symptoms. Most ulcers are caused by an infection with a type of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Risk factors to peptic ulcer disease include use of painkillers like NSAIDS, excessive drinking of alcohol, age 50 or older, infection with H.pylori bacterium, and have a family history of ulcers. Symptoms of ulcer include a gnawing…

The most common cause is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. This specific bacteria has a corkscrew shape and grows in the mucus gel layer of the coating of the gastric mucosa (Obiajuru and Adogu, 2013). The bacteria will attach itself to the lining where the mucosa becomes weak and the stomach acid passes though, causing an ulcer. This is shown in shown in Figure 2. Genetics, immune abnormalities and lifestyle factors can increase the chances of an ulcer if H. pylori is present.…