3. MANAGEMENT
The patient received many
medications( ranitidine, famotidine &
omeprazole) without completely
relieve of symptoms.
so
Dr requested for upper
gastroenterology endoscopy with
diagnosis of pre-pyloric area .
4. FINDINGS
* A pre-pylric area with active edge and granulation tissue in
its base
* another 2 small ulcers in the duodenal bulb .
so:
a prescription of TTT for 2 weeks with relieve of symptoms
for about 1 year .
But:
The symptoms recurred again
in the emergency department:
The patient was resuscitated by blood transfusion &
prepared upper GIT endoscopy.
5. A large gastric ulcers and diffuse hyperemic mucosa in antrum and
prepyloric area.
.
18. PUD- CLINICAL FEATURES
Gastric Ulcer:
- Usual age beyond 6th decade
- More often in labouring persons
- Food-pain pattern (occur 2 hours after food ingestion), no
night pain
- Significant loss of weight
- Loss of appetite, patients choose bland diet (as milk, egg)
devoid of fried foods, spicy foods
- Vomiting common
- Haematemesis more common than melena
- Deep tenderness in the midline of epigastrium .
19. PUD- CLINICAL FEATURES
Duodenal Ulcer;
- Usual age 25-50 years
- More in people faced more stress and strain of life (e.g.,
leaders)
- Attacks are classically worsened by ‘work, worry, and weather’
- Hunger-pain; pain at night and is relieved by food ingestion
(pain-food-relief pattern)
- Patients have a very good appetite, take all kinds of diets
- Patients tend to gain weight
- Patients rarely have vomiting but instead get heart burn, and
water brash
- Melaena more common than haematemesis
- Deep tenderness in the right hypochondrium.