| OBJECTIVES |
Anatomy and Physiology
1. Describe the arterial and nerve supply to the stomach.2. List the three major functions of the stomach.
3. Describe the factors that determine gastric motility and emptying.
Peptic Ulcer Disease
1. What is Helicobacter pylori?2. How is infection transmitted?
3. Where in the gastrointestinal tract does H. pylori live?
4. What is the best method to detect H. pylori in clinical practice?
5. Describe the mechanism(s) by which H. pylori causes damage.
6. Describe the association of H. pylori with histologic gastritis, gastric ulcer and
duodenal ulcer.
7. List the causes of ulcer other than H. pylori.
8. What treatment regimens have been used to eradicate H. pylori?
9. List the indications for H. pylori eradication.
Gastritis
1. List 10 causes of thickened gastric
folds.
2. What are the cardinal symptoms of gastritis?
3. List the causes of acute gastritis.
4. List the complications of gastric surgery.
Gastric Cancer
1. List the premalignant conditions
associated with gastric cancer.
2. Describe the relationship of Helicobacter pylori to gastric cancer.
3. Which radiologic features distinguish a benign from a malignant gastric ulcer?
