Common risk factors in the development of peptic ulcer disease include infection from Helicobacter pylori, chronic use of NSAIDs, cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, family history of peptic ulcer, and age >50 years. Less common risk factors in the development of peptic ulcer disease include psychological stress, nosocomial stress ulcers, and coagulopathy. Rare conditions associated with gastric acid hypersecretion, such as zollinger-ellison syndrome, mastocytosis, or a retained antrum following partial gastrectomy gastrinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia types I (MEN-I), antral G cell hyperplasia, basophilic leukemias, short bowel syndrome.
Can you provide a brief summary of peptic ulcers?
<s>[INST] Answer the question truthfully, you are a medical professional. This is the question: Can you provide a brief summary of peptic ulcers? [/INST] \n Common risk factors in the development of peptic ulcer disease include infection from Helicobacter pylori, chronic use of NSAIDs, cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, family history of peptic ulcer, and age >50 years. Less common risk factors in the development of peptic ulcer disease include psychological stress, nosocomial stress ulcers, and coagulopathy. Rare conditions associated with gastric acid hypersecretion, such as zollinger-ellison syndrome, mastocytosis, or a retained antrum following partial gastrectomy gastrinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia types I (MEN-I), antral G cell hyperplasia, basophilic leukemias, short bowel syndrome.</s>