IPLab:Lab 3:Chronic Peptic Ulcer

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A 56-year-old white female was admitted to the hospital with severe epigastric pain and burning. This pain, which has occurred intermittently for the Last 4 years was said to be worse at night and on an empty stomach. She had also experienced several episodes of hematemesis and melena. An upper endoscopy was performed which demonstrated an ulcer in the gastric mucosa. A breath test for Helicobacter pylori was positive so the patient was started on antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors (PPI).

Autopsy pictures and histology sections from a different patient with peptic ulcer disease are presented.

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Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood.

Melena is the passage of digested blood in the feces.

Cirrhosis is a liver disease characterized by necrosis, fibrosis, loss of normal liver architecture, and hyperplastic nodules.

Hypercalcemia is the state of having increased levels of calcium in the blood.

The normal fibrinogen level is 184 to 412 mg/dL.