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