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| | + | ==Signalment== |
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| | + | ==Description== |
| | + | There are many disease associations including: |
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| | + | {| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" |
| | + | |+ align="bottom" style="color:#e76700;" |''Causes of gastric ulceration'' |
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| | + | |Disease Type |
| | + | |E.g. |
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| | + | |Hypotension |
| | + | |Shock, Sepsis |
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| | + | |Drug - induced |
| | + | |Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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| | + | |Idiopathic |
| | + | |Stress, exercise induced |
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| | + | |Inflammatory |
| | + | |Gastritis |
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| | + | |Neoplastic |
| | + | |Adenocarcinoma, lymphosarcoma, leiomyoma |
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| | + | |Metabolic/endocrine |
| | + | |Hypoadrenocorticism, liver disease, uraemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, mastocytosis and hypergastrinaemia |
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| | + | ==Diagnosis== |
| | + | ===History and Clinical Signs=== |
| | + | History may involve: |
| | + | *Access to toxins and drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) |
| | + | Clinical Signs: |
| | + | *Vomiting |
| | + | *Haematemesis |
| | + | *Malaena |
| | + | *Pale mucous membranes |
| | + | *Abdominal pain |
| | + | *Weakness |
| | + | *Inappetance |
| | + | *Hypersalivation |
| | + | *Circulatory comprimise |
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| | + | ===Haematology and biochemistry=== |
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| | + | ===Positive Contrast Radiography=== |
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| | + | ===Ultrasonography=== |
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| | + | ===Endoscopy and Biopsy=== |
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| | + | ===Surgical Biopsy=== |
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| | + | ==Treatment== |
| | + | ===Surgery=== |
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| | + | ===Other Medical Management=== |
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| | + | ==Prognosis== |
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| | + | ==References== |