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GI Disturbances

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odynophagia painful swallowing
what cranial nerves deal with swallowing? 5, 9, 10, and 12 (V IX, X, XII)
dysphagia diffculty swallowing
narrowing of the esophagus can cause a ____ stroke
inflammation of the oral mucosa stomatitis
cold sores acute hepatic stomatitis
lower esophagus sphincter (LES) fails to relax; making it difficult for food to pass; esophagus enlarges above LES achalasia (dysphagia)
outpouching of the esophageal wall and is caused by weakness of the muslce layers esophageal diverticulum
what disorder does the esophagus retain food? esophageal diverticulum
GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease
backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus GERD (aka Heartburn)
disorder of the esophagus that is due to a weak lower esophagus sphincter (LES) GERD
stomach contents cause iritation which can lead to structures bleeding, asthma, laryngitis, and cancer GERD
repetitive gagging, regurgitation, mouthing, and swallowing or regurgitated material rumination (seen in children with GERD)
increased intrathorasic pressure can cause it or make it worse hiatal hernia
6% of all GI cancers esophagus cancer
esophagus cancer usually dietary and environmental causes like tabacco and alcohol squamous
esophagus cancer that encircles the esophagus adenocarcinomas
esophagus cancer has a ____ prognosis and a ____ survival time poor....short
inflammation of the gastric mucosa gastritis
___ protects the stomach from the acid contents gastric mucosal barrier
___ and ___ can impair gastric mucosal barrier asprin and alcohol
transient inflammation of the gastric mucosa acute gastritis
characterized by the absence of grossly visible erosions and the presence of chronic inflammatory changes leading to atrophy of the stomach lining chronic gastritis
what are the 4 types of chronic gastritis? autoimmune, multifocal atrophic, H. pylori, chemical gastropathy
least common chronic gastritis autoimmune
hashimoto's thyroiditis and addison's disease autoimmune chronic gastritis
unknown etiology; common in whites, common in asia, scandinavia, europe, and latin america---associated with < acid secretion multifocal atrophy
most common type of chronic gastritis H. pylori
small, curved, gram (-) rods; produces an enzyme that degrades the mucosal lining and can lead to a peptic ulcer and cancer H. pylori
result of reflux of alkaline duodenal contents, pancreatic secretions, and gastroduodenostomy or gastrojejunostomy surgery chemical gastropathy (chronic gastritis)
an ulcer which may be located in the lower end of the esophagus, the stomach, or the duodenum peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
can lead to a break down or ulceration in the mucosa; the break allows the mucosa to be subjected to an acid or alkaline environment and thus autodigestion occurs excess acid-----PUD
can leave the mucosal cells unprotected from the acid; hypoxia, shock, burns, etc can lead to injury of mucus-produsing cells decreased mucus production------PUD
can cause the protective mucus layer to be irritated because of the rapid movement of the stomach contents, such as in dumping syndromes increased delivery of acid------PUD
rare ucler disease zollinger-ellison syndrome
caused by gastrin-secreting tumor zollinger-ellison syndrome
gastrinoma gastrin-secreting tumor
most common location for zollinger-ellison syndrome pancreas
curling's ulcer stress ulcer
occurs with some sort of major physiological stress stress/curling's ulcer
ulcer arising from pts with intracranial injury, operations, or tumors cushing ulcer-----stress ulcer
7th most common cause of death from cancer stomach cancer
cancer most common outside the US stomach cancer
stomach cancer is most commonly seen in the ____ pyloric region
chronic disorder with recurrent intestinal symptoms not explained by structual or biochemical abnormalities irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
___ and ____ makes irritable bowl syndrome worse stress and hormonal fluctuation
inflammation of the bowel...common and all have a causative agent-dietary antigen, microbial inflammatory bowel disease
what are the 2 kinds of inflammatory bowel disease? crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
chronic inflammation of the bowel in which there are patchy areas of inflammation anywhere int he GI tract Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is most common in ____ and ______ and _____ and _____ races young adults, teens, jewish, and caucasian
_____ lesions are local and involve all layers of the wall-skip lesions crohn's disease
what shape ulcers are in crohn's dease shallow, long ulcers with strictures
s/s: 3-5 foul-smelling stools a day crohn's disease
inflammatory disease affecting the mucous membrane of the colon ulcerative colitis----inflammatory bowel disease
ulcerated lesions form small erosions-no skip lesions ulcerative colitis
s/s: chronic bloody diarrhea mixed with mucus ulcerative colitis
gram + spore forming bacillus that is part of the normal flora clostridium difficile
spores are resisitant to acid and convert to vegetative forms in the colon clostridium difficile
releases a toxin that causes mucosal damage and inflammation clostridium difficile
found in feces, contaiminated milk, poultry, pork, and lamb---food tranfers to non-meated products e. coli
s/s: non-bloody diarrhea for 10-12 times for 3-7 days e. coli infectious colitis
an outpouching of the walls of the colon diverticular disease
inflammation fo teh diverticulum diverticulitis
the condition of having diverticula w/o any inflammation or symptoms divericulosis
bacteria from food becomes trapped in the outpouches diverticular disease
s/s: elevated WBC, lower left side abd pain diverticular disease
inflammation of the veriform appendix appendicitis
s/s: right lower quadrant pain, elevated WBC, posturing by ling on side/back with knees flexed appendicitis
if pain during appendicitis stops without tx ________ suspect rupture
3 alteration in intestinal mobility diarrhea, constipation, intestinal obstruction
normal american stool evacuation ___ 200-300g/day
excessive frequent passage of stools diarrhea
2 types of diarrhea small volume and large volume
diarrhea with an icrease in the propulsive activity (usually an inflammatory response- IBS) small volume diarrhea
diarrhea with increased water in the stool large volume diarrhea
diarrhea + vomiting + fever = food poisoning
diarrhea---water is secreted in; infectious agent; ex. food poisoning secretory large volume diarrhea
diarrhea-----water is pulled in; lactose intolerance; usually goes away with fasting osmotic large volume diarrhea
infrequent passage of stools constipation
secondary constipation may be from and a sign of ____ colon cancer
impairment of movement of contents from the oral to the anal direction intestinal obstruction
2 kinds of intestinal obstuctions mechanical and paralytic
local or generalized inflammation of the peritoneum peritonitis
s/s: elevated WBC, guarding, fever, chills, absent bowel sounds, sweating peritonitis
failure to transport dietary componets from the intestines to the ECF malabsorption
a group of s/s from multiple causes malabsorption syndrome
most common type of neoplasm in the intestine adenomatous polyps
mass that protrudes into the gut and usually begins benign but can become malignant polyps
second leading cause of cancer death in the US but declining colorectal cancer
s/s: recal bleeding, change in bowel habits, diarrhea or constipation, sense of urgency, pain colorectal cancer
tx for colorectal cancer resection
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