Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Gastritis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise gastritis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Epigastric pain - burning/gnawing, often postprandial
- Nausea and vomiting, bloating, early satiety, belching
- Haematemesis or melaena - indicates mucosal bleeding
- Many patients (especially H. pylori) are entirely asymptomatic
ALARM symptoms requiring urgent OGD: Anaemia (iron deficiency), Loss of weight, Anorexia, Recent/rapid onset symptoms, Melaena or haematemesis, Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia). Also urgent OGD: age ≥55 with new dyspepsia + weight loss/upper abdominal pain/reflux, or new dysphagia at any age.
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