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Test ch 3&4
Gastro & Pulmonlolgy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Deglutition | Moves food into the throat and pharynx |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| Cystic Duct | all of the bile ducts are "collectively" known as the BILIARY TREE. Bile produced by the liver flows through the common hepatic duct and into the common bile duct to the duodenum. When the duct is full, bile flows into the cystic duct & gallbladder. |
| Emesis | AKA Vomit. Happens when impulses are triggered from the stomach or inner ear stimulate the vomiting center in the brain. |
| Steatorrhea | Greasy, frothy, foul-smelling feces that contain undigested fats. There is not enough of the enzyme lipase b/c of pancreatic disease or cystic fibrosis. |
| Diverticulum | Weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms a pouch or tube. It can be caused by eating a low-fat diet, that forms small, compact feces. |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlargement of the liver due to cirrhosis, hepatitis or cancer |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation or infection of the pancreas. Inflammation occurs when a gallstone blocks the lower common bile duct and pancreatic enzymes back up into the pancreas. It can also be due to chronic alcoholism. |
| Swallowing | Aka deglutition, moves food into the throat and pharynx |
| Colonic Polyps | Small, fleshy, benign or precancerous growth in the mucosa of the colon. |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Disorder of the function of the colon, although the mucosa of the colon never shows any visible signs of inflammation |
| Inguinal hernia | Hernia in the groin. Weakness in the muscle of the diaphragm or abdominal wall |
| Hepatoma | "liver; tumor/mass" Cancerous tumor of the liver. liver cancer |
| PEG | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy |
| Protein Albumin | Test for albumin, the major protein molecule in the blood. If albumin level is low it's from poor protein intake. |
| Absence of Peristalsis | Peristalsis - the esophagus moves food toward the stomach. |
| Vomiting | Expelled food or chyme see EMESIS |
| Appendicitis | Inflammation and infection of the appendix. Undigested material becomes trapped in the lumen of the appendix |
| Intussusception | Telescoping of one segment of intestine inside the lumen of the next segment. The intestine folds back on itself in the same way that one part of a telescope slides into the other. Stops blood flow. |
| Volvulus | The intestine becomes twisted. Stops blood flow. |
| BRBPR | Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
| Anastomosis | The suturing of one blood vessel to another. "create an opening between two structures; condition, abnormal condition" |
| Haustra | "Puckered Pouches" That are on the walls of the large intestine that can greatly expand as needed. |
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