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LSIII GASTRO VOCAB

LSIII GSTRO VOCAB QUIZ

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**KNOW THIS Vomiting of blood Chapter 6 GI quiz Hematemesis
The slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion usually producing obstruction Chapter 6 GI quiz intussusception
The passage of dark tarry stools containing decomposing blood that is usually an indication of bleeding in the upper part of the alimentary canal and especially the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Chapter 6 GI quiz melena
**Know this A twisting of the intestine upon itself that causes obstruction Chapter 6 GI quiz Volvulus
**Know this abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen Chapter 6 GI quiz ascites
An excess of fat in the stools Chapter 6 GI quiz steatorrhea
Of, relating to, or affected with jaundice icteric
A mass of dilated veins in swollen tissue at the margin of the anus or nearby within the rectum. Chapter 6 GI quiz hemorrhoid
a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane Chapter 6 GI quiz Fissure
occuring after a meal Chapter 6 GI quiz Post prandial
A surgical puncture of a bodily cavity (as of the abdomen) with a trocar, aspirator, or other instrument usually to draw off an abnormal effusion for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes Chapter 6 GI quiz Paracentesos
**Know this is a gram - negative, microaerophilic bacterium that infects various areas of the stomach and duodenum Chapter 6 GI quiz H.Pylori
Medical nurse word for vomit Chapter 6 GI quiz emesis
medical name for "gas" passed via anus Chapter 6 GI quiz flatus
Because the small intestine needs bile only a few times a day, bile is stored and concentrated in the Chapter 6 GI quiz pancreas GALLBLADDER liver duodenum
Although food is digested throughout the ailmentary canal, up to 90% of digestion takes place in Chapter 6 GI quiz mouth stomach SMALL INTESTINE large intestine
The exit from the stomach is called the Chapter 6 GI quiz cardiac sphincter PYLORIC SPHINCTER lesser curvature hepatic flexure
Mr. M has been admitted with a DX of peptic ulcer disease PUD. The nurse recognizes which drugs are most commonly used in patients to decrease acid secretions? Chapter 6 GI quiz maalox and kayexalate TAGAMET AND ZANTAC ees and flagyl diazide and carafate
Mrs. B. was admitted with the DX of cancer of the esophagus. The nurse in her initial assessment finds the patient's major complaint is Chapter 6 GI quiz DYSPHAGIA malnutrition pain regurgitation of food
TRUE OR FALSE Patient's with Crohn's disease are at high risk for colorectal cancer Chapter 6 GI quiz False (ulcerative colitis)
TRUE OR FALSE Most diverticuli are located in the distal segment of the ileum Chapter 6 GI quiz False (sigmoid colon)
TRUE OR FALSE The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is gallstones Chapter 6 GI quiz True
TRUE OR FALSE The pruritis associated with liver disease is related to excretions of bile salts through the skin Chapter 6 GI quiz True
TRUE OR FALSE Cirrhosis of the liver is frequently associated with alcoholism Chapter 6 GI quiz True
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