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 is prescribed a 2-week regimen of antibiotics and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Based on this information, which is most likely to be the primary cause of his gastritis?

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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 is prescribed a 2-week regimen of antibiotics and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Based on this information, which is most likely to be the primary cause of his gastritis?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The symptoms (nausea, vomiting, blood in stool) and the fact that the physician prescribed antibiotics and PPIs suggest that Mr. Hammond's gastritis is caused by an infection with Helicobacter pylori. Alcohol intake, radiation therapy, and bile reflux are also possible causes of gastritis but are less likely given the information provided.