A patient has chronic gastritis. What treatment does the healthcare professional educate the patient on?
A)Antibiotic therapy
B)Corticosteroids
C)Vitamin B12 injections
D)Pancreatic enzyme replacement

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Chronic gastritis is caused by H. pylori bacteria or the chronic use of alcohol, tobacco, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. The healthcare professional would educate the patient on antibiotic therapy to eradicate the bacterial infection. Steroids can increase the pain of gastritis since it is an antiinflammatory drug. Vitamin B₁₂ injections would be used for pernicious anemia. Pancreatic enzymes are not related.

A Patient Has Chronic Gastritis