GASTRITIS

Course overview

THE CURRENT CLASSIFICATION OF GASTRITIS IS BASED ON TIME COURSE (ACUTE VERSUS CHRONIC), HISTOLOGICAL FEATURES, ANATOMIC DISTRIBUTION, AND UNDERLYING PATHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS. ACUTE GASTRITIS WILL EVOLVE INTO CHRONIC IF NOT TREATED. HELICOBACTER PYLORI (H. PYLORI) IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF GASTRITIS WORLDWIDE. HOWEVER, 60 TO 70% OF H. PYLORI-NEGATIVE SUBJECTS WITH FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA OR NON-EROSIVE GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX WERE ALSO FOUND TO HAVE GASTRITIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGY, EVALUATION, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, AND GASTRITIS MANAGEMENT. IT ALSO EXPLORES THE ROLE OF COLLABORATION AMONGST THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM TO ENHANCE CARE DELIVERY FOR PATIENTS WITH GASTRITIS.