Stress ulcer
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stress-ulcer-185-18841260
title:
Stress ulcer
text:
A stress ulcer is a single or multiple mucosal defect usually caused by physiological stress which can become complicated by upper gastrointestinal bleeding. These ulcers can be caused by shock, sepsis, trauma or other conditions and are found in patients with chronic illnesses. These ulcers are a significant issue in patients in critical and intensive care. It was previously thought that peptic ulcers could be caused by psychological stress but this was proven false with the discovery of Helico
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Tissue defect caused by physiological stress
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_ulcer
date created:
2007-05-24T18:49:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:56:31Z
main entity:
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