Upper GIT

4. creamy white, curd-like patches. red, erythematous mucosa.
6. an oral hygiene solution that promotes healing and comfort after and between meals
7. a test to determine GERD by instilling saline and dilute acid.
8. refers to impaired peristalsis of the smooth muscles of the esophagus and impaired relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter
9. is washing out of stomach contents. May be done in patients with upper GI hemorrhage to remove blood from the GI tract, prevent vomiting, and prepare for endoscopy
10. red patches associated with oral cancer
11. gastric erosions that follow a major burn.
12. inflammation and ulcers of the oral mucosa commonly caused by viruses

1. a lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
2. frank blood stools
3. ulcers that are the most common peptic ulcer disease. 30-55 years. more among men.
5. a hernia where part of the stomach protrudes through diaphragm into the thoracic cavity
7. an esophageal condition that is premalignant and associated with adenocarcinoma