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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Gastritis and peptic ulcers affect up to 50% of adult populations in Westernized countries. Gastritis is a superficial erosion and inflammation of the gastric mucosa. Peptic ulcers are deeper erosions and ulcerations that extend through the muscularis layer of the gastric...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Viral Hepatitis

Overview Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that results in diffuse hepatic cell death and may lead to areas of liver necrosis. It can be acute or chronic (lasting > 6 months) and may progress to fulminant liver failure, cirrhosis, and/or hepatocellular carcinoma. The most...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Celiac Sprue

Overview and Risk Factors Celiac sprue, also known as celiac disease, gluten–sensitive enteropathy, and nontropical sprue, is an immune–mediated disorder of the small intestine in which patients are sensitive to gluten, a protein contained in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten acts as a foreign...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Infantile Colic

Overview and Risk Factors Infantile colic refers to excessive and persistent crying in a baby less than 3 months old. Although the condition is sometimes attributed to psychosocial causes, this chapter will focus solely on digestive contributors. Criteria developed by pediatrician Morris Wessel in...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Overview and Risk Factors Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits without an identifiable organic cause. It affects 10% to 15% of the U.S. population and represents up to 50% of all referrals to gastroenterologists. The pathophysiology is...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Alcoholic and Toxic Liver Disease

Overview and Risk Factors The liver is responsible for concentrating and metabolizing most drugs and toxins. Because of this function, hepatotoxicity is common. Drug– or alcohol–related hepatotoxicity is the most common cause of fulminant liver failure. Alcohol–related liver disease alone accounts...
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