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Pathophysiology Client Based: Precipitating Factor
Pathophysiology Client Based: Precipitating Factor
Precipitating Factor:
Stress Cigarette Smoking Excessive Alcohol and caffeine intake Drugs intake such as NSAID and Aspirin Irregular, hurried meals Fatty, spicy highly acidic Foods
COMPLICATIONS: Perforation
Precipitating Factor: Stress Cigarette Smoking Excessive Alcohol and caffeine intake Drugs intake such as NSAID and Aspirin Irregular, hurried meals Fatty, spicy highly acidic Foods Gastritis Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Hematemesis and melena can occur secondary to erosion of the ulcer to blood vessel