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ulcer emergencies, gastroscopy procedure, location of peptic ulcers, cause of peptic ulcers, stomach disease, trauma, ulcer, peptic, ulcer, duodenal, gastric, duodenal ulcer, a peptic ulcer is erosion, in the lining, the stomach, duodenum, first part, the small intestine, word "peptic", pepsin, a stomach enzyme that breaks down proteins, a peptic ulcer is located, in the stomach it, a  gastric ulcer, small ulcers, not cause any symptoms, large ulcers, cause serious bleeding, most ulcers occur, in the first layer, the inner lining, a hole that goes all the way, a perforation, the intestinal lining, a perforation, medical emergency, lining, the stomach, small intestines have protection against the irritating acids produced in stomach, variety of reasons, protective mechanisms, become faulty, a breakdown, the lining, results in inflammation, gastritis, an ulcer, most common cause of such damage is infection, the stomach, a bacterium, helicobacter pylori, h, pylori, peptic ulcers have this organism living in gastrointestinal, gi, tract, have this organism living in gi tract but they don't get an ulcer, factors, make it more likely, to get an ulcer, using aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, drinking alcohol excessively, smoking cigarettes, using tobacco, family history of ulcers, blood type o, more likely to get a duodenal ulcer, a rare condition, zolliger-ellison syndrome, a tumor, in the pancreas secretes a substance that causes, ulcers throughout the stomach, duodenum, believe that stress causes, ulcers, not clear, this is true, critically ill patients who are on a breathing machine, at risk of so-called "stress ulceration, " everyday stress at work, home doesn't appear to cause peptic ulcers, abdominal pain , common symptom but it, not always be present, abdominal pain from peptic ulcers, differ a lot from person to person, pain, get better, worse after eating a meal, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, fatigue, heartburn, indigestion, belching, chest pain, vomiting blood, bloody, dark tarry stools, important to note, have no symptoms at all, ulcer, to diagnose an ulcer, order one, tests, an upper gi, a series, x-rays taken after drink a substance, barium, an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, egd, a special test performed by a gastroenterologist, a thin tube is inserted, mouth, gastrointestinal tract to look at stomach, small intestines, an egd, take a biopsy, wall, the intestines to test, h, pylori, order, stool guaiac cards to test, blood in stool, hemoglobin test to check, anemia, should see a doctor, have symptoms of an ulcer, treatment often, combination, of medications to kill the helicobacter pylori bacteria, reduce acid levels, protect the gi tract, combination strategy allows ulcer to heal, reduces the chance it, come back, take all of medications exactly, medications, antibiotics to kill helicobacter pylori, acid blockers, cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, proton pump inhibitors, omeprazole, medications that protect the tissue lining, sucralfate, bismuth, help protect the lining, kill the bacteria, a peptic ulcer bleeds a lot, an egd needed to stop the bleeding, bleeding cannot be stopped using an egd procedure, ulcer has caused a perforation, surgery required, peptic ulcers tend to come back, untreated, follow the treatment instructions from doctor, take all of medications, helicobacter pylori infection, eliminated, less likely to get another ulcer, improve, follow some preventive lifestyle steps, bleeding internally, perforation, the intestine, peritonitis, bowel obstruction, suddenly develop sharp abdominal pain, have symptoms of shock, fainting, excessive sweating, confusion, vomiting blood, have blood in stool, maroon, dark, tarry black, rigid, hard abdomen that is tender to touch, have ulcer symptoms, feel dizzy, lightheaded, don't smoke, chew tobacco, limit alcohol, avoid aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, try acetaminophen instead, national digestive diseases information clearinghouse, what i need to know, peptic ulcers, http://digestive, niddk, nih, gov/ddiseases/pubs/pepticulcers_ez/index, htm, accessed april 26, spechler, sj, peptic ulcers, feldman, m, friedman, ls, sleisenger, mh, eds, gastrointestinal, liver disease, 7th ed, w, b, saunders company, 747-772.