{"id":130370,"date":"2021-09-21T08:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T08:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=130370"},"modified":"2023-08-30T07:29:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T07:29:41","slug":"stress-ulcer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/stress-ulcer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress ulcer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A type of peptic ulcer that may develop following a major illness, serious injury, burn, or shock.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Multiple small, shallow ulcers that form in the mucosa of the stomach or, occasionally, in the duodenum, in response to extreme physiological stressors. Stress ulcers seen in patients with shock, extensive burns, or sepsis are called Curling\u2019s ulcers and may be caused by mucosal ischemia secondary to systemic vasoconstriction. Stress ulcers that occur in patients with increased intracranial pressure (Cushing\u2019s ulcers) may be caused by increased secretion of gastric acid due to vagus nerve stimulation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-71\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A sudden-onset peptic ulcer that emerges in response to shock, a severe burn, injury, or significant illness is termed a stress ulcer. These ulcers tend to be multiple and are most frequently found in the stomach. The precise cause remains unidentified. In many cases, critically ill patients in hospitals are prescribed medications to preempt the formation of stress ulcers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A type of peptic ulcer that may develop following a major illness, serious injury, burn, or shock. Multiple small, shallow ulcers that form in the mucosa of the stomach or, occasionally, in the duodenum, in response to extreme physiological stressors. 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