Short Case Study Questions
James Hammond is a 37-year-old business executive. He travels worldwide and has a very stressful schedule. He has been having chronic pain in his stomach for a month. After a recent trip he visits his physician after 5 days of nausea, vomiting, and blood in his stool and is diagnosed with severe gastritis.
-Mr) Hammond's gastritis may have been caused by ____.

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Short Case Study Questions  
James Hammond is a 37-year-old business executive. He travels worldwide and has a very stressful schedule. He has been having chronic pain in his stomach for a month. After a recent trip he visits his physician after 5 days of nausea, vomiting, and blood in his stool and is diagnosed with severe gastritis.
-Mr) Hammond's gastritis may have been caused by ____.

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Gastritis can be caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, which is a common bacterial infection that inflames the stomach lining. This can lead to chronic gastritis and can cause complications like ulcers and stomach cancer.