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 TO 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 MANAGEMENT OF GASTRITIS. IT ALSO EXPLORES THE ROLE OF COLLABORATION AMONGST THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH GASTRITIS.