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Nutrition/ adult
test 4 level 3
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2 major disorders of stomach and UPPER small intestine? | Gastritis and Peptic ulcer disease |
an inflamtion of the gastric mucosa is one of the most common problems affecting the stomach | Gastritis |
gastritis may be clasified as ? | acute or chornic and diffuse or locaziled |
occurs as a result of a breakdown in the normal gastric mucosal barrier. | Gastritis |
protects the stomach tissue from the corrosive action of HCL acid and pepsin | Function of gastric mucosal barrier |
In gastritis when the mucosal barrier is broken, HCL acidm and pepsin can diffuse back into the mucusa resulting in? | tissue edema, disruption of cappilary walls with loos of plasma into gastric lumen and possibly hemmorhage |
Drugs that contribute to the development of acute/chronic gastritis? | NSAIDS, inlduign aspirin and corticosertiods, as they inhibit prostaglandin(which is protective to GI mucosal wall) and anticoagulants and digoxin |
Injesting alchol, eating large quanitites of spicy, irriating foods and renal failure can cause? | Gastritis |
an important cause of chronic gastritis? | Helicobacter pylori |
Bacterial, viral and funfal infections have been associated with? | chronic gastrites |
Intense emotional responses and CNS lesion may produce inflmation of mucosal lining as a result of hypersecretion of HCL acid | cause of gastritis |
Anorexia, nausea, vommiting, epigastric tenderness and a feeling of fullness. Hemmorhage is associated with alchol abuse and at time is the ONLY symptom | S/S of acute gastrits |
Prognosis of acute gastritis? | Self limiting, lasts a a couple hours or days, complete healing |
When the parietal cells are lost as a result of atrohy the source of intrinsic factor is lost. | Chronic gastritis and results in cobalmin deficiency/ pernicious anemia |
A CBC in gastritis may show? | anemia from blood lossor lack of intrinsic factor |
If vommiting accompanies acute gastritis do what? | rest, NPO status and IV fluids, antimetics |
treatmet of acute gastiris focuses on reducing irritation of the gastric mucosa and providing symptomatic relief through giving? | PPI's( azoles) or H2 receptor blockers (tidine) |
Treatment of chronic gastrits? | Antibitotics for H. pylori, colabalmin therapy, non irritating diet w/ six small meals a day |
drug and alchol abuse think? | gastritis |
in gastritis check stool for? | occult blood |
a severe case of acute gastritis may require? | NG tube for lavage |
Neutralize acid in stomach and esophagus, rapid onset and short effect | Antacids |
When give antacids? | before a meal |
Reduce gastric HCL secretion, slower onset longer duration | H2 receptor blockers |
Inhibits gastric acid secretion has a prolonged effect | Proton pump inhibitor |
smoking is contraindicated in? | all forms of Gastritis |
A condition charecterized by errosision of the GI mucosa resulting from digestive action of HCL acid a pepsin | Peptic ulcer disease |
What part of GI tract is suspetible to ulcer development? | Any portion of the GI tract that comes into contact with gastric secretions |
How are petic ulcers classified? | acute or chronic |
accoiated with superficial erosion and minimal inlamation, resolves quickly when the cause is removed | The acute ulcer |
eroding throguh the musclular wall with the formation of fibrous tissue | A chronic ulcer |
peptic ulcers develop only in an? | acidic enviorment |
histamine in released from the damaged mucosa, resulting in vasodilation and increased cappilary permeability in peptic ulcers results in? | further secretion of acid and pepsin |
In adition to chronic gastritic H pylori is associated with? | peptic ulcers |
alters gastric secretion and produces tissue damage leading to? | peptic ulcer disease |
Aspirin and NSAIDS inhibit prostaglandis, increase gastric acid secretion and reduce the integrity of the mucosal barrietr | Ulcerogenic drufs |
Coffe and alchol | Stimulate gatric acid production this Peptic ulcers |
stress affects what in ulcers? | The healing of them |
gastric ulcers are most commonly found in the? | Antrum |
Gastric ulcers are more likely than duodenal ulcers to result in? | Obstruction |
H.Pylori, meds, smoking and bile reflux are R/F for? | Gastic ulcers |
Most common ulcer? | Duodenal |
Most common cause of duodenal ulcer? | H. pylori |
high epigastrum pain, occurs 1-2 hours after meals, pain is burning, if ulcer has eroded through mucosa food agravates this | Gastric ulcer |
Occurs when gastric acid comes in contact with the ulcers/ With meal ingestion food is present to help buffer the acid, symptoms occur 2-5 hours after a meal, pain is burning and is midepigastrum and possible back pain antacids /h2 receptor block fix S/S | Duodenal ulcers |
Tendencey to occur continously for a few weeks or months and then disaper for a time then recurs | Duodenal ulcers |
Older adults and ulcers | usually siletn |
Three major complications of PUD? | Hemorrhafe, perforation and gastric outlet obstruction, EMERGENCIES |
Hemmorahfe is the more common in | Duodenal ulcers |
Most lethal complication of PUD? | Perferation |
the ulcer penetraties the serosal surface with spillage of either gastric or fuadenal contents into the periotenal cavity | Perferation |
Sudden severe upper abdominal pain that quickly spreads throughout the abdomen. The pain radates to the back and is not relievedd byt food or antacids | Perforation |
Bowel sounds usally absent, absomen appears rigid and boardlike tachy/ HISTORY of ulcer disease or recurrent symptoms of indigestion | [erforation |
if perforaiton is untreaed bacterial periotnitis may occur within? | 6-12 hours |
obstruction in the distal stomavh and duodenum is the result of what in regards to PUD? | edema, inflamation or pylorspasm and fibrous scar tissue formation |
how can relief be obtained with gastric out obstruction due to PUD? | belching or self-induced vommiting |
Vomit that contains food particles that were injested hours or days before the vommiting episode signals? | Gastic outlet obstrcution due to PUD |
most accurate diagnostic procedure for PUD? | Endoscopy |
Eoscopy with biopsy is used in PUD to rule out? | H. Pylori |
no invasive tests for H. Pylori? | Stool or breath test. |
A CBC in PUD? | may show anemia |
A serum amlyasyse determination s done to determine _______________ when posterior duodenal ulcer penetration of the pancreas is suspected | Pacreatic |
aim of treatment with PUD? | Decrease gastric acidity and enhnace mucosal defense mechanisms |
Pain from ulcers disaper in? | 3-6 days but not heal till 3-9 weeks |
important follow up for PUD? | follow up endoscoppy |
Patietns with H. Pylori are treated with? (and PUD) | Antibiotics and PPI |
with PUD it is important to stop? | smoking |
Because ulcers frequently recur, interupption or discontinuation of therapy can have? | harmfull results so encourage continuing and follow up |
H2 receptor blockers and PPIs may be stopped after? | the ulcer has healed or used as low dose maintance |
This promotes ulcer healing, onset is one hour and lasts 12 hours | H2 receptor blockers |
More effective than others in reducing gastric secretion and promoting ulcer healing | Proton pump inhibiros |
These increase gastric Ph by neutralzaing the HCL acid. magnesium hydroxide or aluminum hydroxide | Antacids |
Whent take antacids | after meals so they last a long time |
If Ph is less than 5 with PUD consider? | NG suction |
used for short term treatment of ulcers. It proovides cytoprotection for the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, should be given 30 minutes before an antacid. | Sucrafate |
what antidepressants for PUD? | Tricylic |
DIet for PUD? | No caffeine, no aclhol, do bland diet, (no broth tho) |
PUD vleeding, increased pain and discomfort and N/V | Acute exacerbation |
What to do in perferoation? | NG tube for decompression/stop aspiration, volume replacement, antibitoics, pain meds and surgery |
What to do in gastric outlet obstruction? | Decompress stomach, fix fluid imbalance, clamp tube overnight and see if its still backing up. |
symtpms related to gastric irritation during PUD? | Epigastric pain |
Treatment of acute phase of PUD? | NP, NG tube/suction, IV fluid replacement |
sudden severe abdominal pain, rigid boardlike abdomen, severe generalized abdominal and shoulder pain, fetal position and grunting respirations, bowel sounds ABSENT | perforation |
direct result of surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach and the pyloric sphincter | Dumping syndrome |
what is more common acute or chronic PUD? | chronic |
Pathology of PUD? | Not neccesarly the amount of HCL secreted but the ability of it to penetrate the mucosal barrier |
pain in high epigastrum | Gastric ulcer |
pain is burning or gaseous pain is spnontaineous usually 1-2 hours after meals, food can agravate it? | Gastric ulcers |
occurs 2-4 hours after eating, relieved by antacids or H2 receptor blockers, burning cramplike pain in mid epigastric and may radiate to back | Duodenal ulcers |
Duodenum ulcers involves the duodenum and the? | pylorus |
This ulcer pain is often relived by food? | duodenum ulcer |
serum or whole blood antibody testing including IGg | Does not distinguish between current or past PUD but good still |
Upper Barium GI contrast studies with gastric analysis may be helpful in diagnosing? | PUD |
What diet in PUD? according to powerpoint? | 6 bland small meals a day, no spicy, alchol, carbonated beverage/caffeine stop smoking dont take NSAIDS/aspirin |
Most common complication of PUD? | Hemmorhage |
sudden sharp severe abdominal/shoulder pain, black or bloody stools bloody vomit that looks like coffee grounds rebound tenderness think? | Perforation |
In pud, hemmorage, perforation and gastric outlet obstruction are all? | medical emergencies |
acute ulcers that follow a major physiologic insult | Physiologic stress ulcer |
dx: for physiologic stress ulcer? | endoscopy |
prevention of physiologic stress ulcer? | prophylaxis with antisecretory agents |
treatment of physiologic stress ulcer | reduction of gastric acid secretion with PPI or h2 receptor blockers |
physiologic stress ulcers occurs most often in? | infants and children |
Acute inflamtion of the pancreas. varies from mild edema to severe hemorrhagic necrosis | Acute pancreatitis |
Acute pancreatis is more common in? | Middle aged men and women. |
race for pancreatis? | more african americans |
Most common cause of acute pancretitis? | Gallbladder, second is chronic alchol intake |
Independent risk facto for | acute pancretitis |
a mixture of cholesterol crystals and calcium salts found in patients with acute pancreatis? | Biliary sludge |
Formation of bilary sludge is seen in patients with bile? | staiss |
hypertriglyceridema is associated with | Acute pancretitis |
most common pathogenic mechanism of acute oancreatis is? | autodigestion of the pancreas |
Activated trypsin in the __________ can digest the ________ and produce bleeding | Pancreas |
Edematous or interstial pacreatitis | Mild pancreaitis |
Necrotizing pancreatitis | Severe pacreatitis |
Predominant manifestation of acute pancreatitis | Abdominal pain |
The pain is due to distention , peritoneal irritation and obstruction of the billary tract | Pain in pancreaitis |
Where is the pain in pancreaittis? | Left upper quadrant, may be midepigastrium radiates to back commonly |
The pain has a steady onset and is described as severe, deep, piercing and continous or steady, pain is agravated by eating and occurs when recumbnent | Pancreaitis |
Patient may assume various positions involving flexion of the spine in an attempt to relieve severe pain, may see N/V fever, leukocytosis, hypotension, jaundice, muscle guarding | Pacereatis |
Bowel sounds in pacreatis? | decreased or absent |
Paralytic illeuls and crackles of lungs may be present in? | pancreatitis |
cyanosis or greenish to yellow-brown discolaration of the abdominal wall. | Pancreatisis |
in pancreatis echmyoses of the flanks | Grey turners, and the periumbical area is cullens |
Result from seepage of blood stained exufate from the pacreas | Grey turner/cullens, discolorations of abdominal walls |
Two significant local complications of acute pancreaitis? | Pseudocyst and abscess |
An acummulation of fluid, pancreatic enzymes, tissue debrs, and inflamatory exudate surronded bt a wall | A pancreatic pseudocyt |
Palpable epigastric pain is evident of? | pacreatic pseudocyts |
Serum amlysase levls in pancreatits is? | high |
Pacreatic pseudocysts can perferoate cuasing | perotonitis |
A pancreatic absess is a? | collection of pus |
upper abdominal pain, abdominal mass, high fever and leuko cytosis | pacreatic absess need to treat to prevent sepsis |
Main systemic complications of acute pancreatis? | pulmonary (pneumonia, ARDS, pleural effusion) and cardiovasculare (hyptension) and tetant thanks to hypocalcemia |
enzyme induced inflamtion of the diapragm occurs with the end result being? | atelectasis |
Trypsin in pancreatis puts the patient at risk for? | DIC, thrombi |
primary diangostic tests for acute pancreatits? | serum amylase and serum lipase |
Why is serum lipase more important than serum amylase in DX pancreatitis | amylase is raised in other disoreders |
increase i liver enzymes, increase in trigluycerides and decrease in calcium points to? | pancreatits |
Goals of tx for acute pancreatits? | Prevent shock, reduce pancreatic secretions, corect FE imbalances, prevent/treat infections, remove cause |
in aute pancreatis pain meds are given in addition to? | antispasmodics |
To pevent shock in pacreatis | blood volume replacements are used, like lR |
It is important to reduce or supress pancreatic enzymes to decrease stimulation of the pancreas and allow it to rest in acute pancreatits how is this accomplished? | NPO, NG suction to reduce vommiting/gastric distention and to prevenet gastric acidic contents from entering the duodenum, PPI'S/antacids |
In patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis, what is the leading cause of death? | Infection |
drugs that cure pancreaitis? | none |
When food is allowed, in aucte pancreatits what is the diet? | Frequent feedings, high in carbs that is least stimulatinf no alchol |
is frequent vommiting seen in acute pancreatis? | yes |
major focus of care in acute pancreatits is? | pain |
Diet teaching for acute pancreatits includes? | reduction of fat as the stimulare onacreas, carbs are less stimulating |
If a person with acute pancreatitis recognizes symptoms of infection diabetes or steatorrhea do what? | Call dr. |
A continous, prolonged inflamatroy and fibrosing of the pancreas, the pancreas is progressivly destroyed as it is replaced by fibroitic tissue | Chronic pancreaitis |
Strictures and calcifications may occur in the pancreas in what disease? | Chronic pnacreatis |
Can be due to alchol, obstruction by gall stones, timor, pseudocyts or traumas, disease, autoimmune pancreatis and cystic fiboris, may have NO history of acute condiition | Chronic pancreatis |
Most common cause of obstructive pancreaitis is? | inflamation of the sphincter of oddi ascociated with gall stones |
in non obstructive pancreaitis there is inflamtion and sclerosis mainly in the head of the oancres and around the pancreatic duct this type of chronic pancreatiis is the? | most commobn |
Chronic pancreatits can be caused by those who abuse? | alchol |
abdominal pain that is heavy gnawing feeling or burning and cramplike, not relived with food, come and goes | Chronic pancreatis |
Malabsotption with weight loss, consitpation, mild jaundice with dark urine, steatorrhea and diabetes melitys are signs of | Chronic pancreaitis |
Frothey urine and stool, steatorhea can become severe with vommitius | Chronic pancreatis |
The level of serum amylase and lipase may be elvated slightly, bilirubin is increased, incresred ESR and mild leukocytosis, alkaline phosphate | Chronic pancreatis |
Used to visualize the pancreatic and common bile duct | ERCP |
Deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins, cobalmin, glucose intelerance and dibetes may be found in | chronic pancreaitis |
Ways to control pancreatic insufficency in chronic pancreatits? | Diet, pancreatic enzyme replacement and control of diabetes, small bland frequent meals, no alchol or caffeine prescribe bile salts to help with fat absorption |
Pacreatic enzymes are taken with ? | a meal or snack |
shock/vasodilation is seen in? | acute pancreatis |
Cavity continous with or surronding outside of pancreas filled with necrotic produts and liquid secretions | pancreatic pseudocytst |
Large fluid containing cavity within the pnacreas resulting from extensive necrosis in the pancreas | Pancreatic absess |
urinart amylase may be seen in? | acute pancreatits |
TPN in acute pancreatis may be needed if there is a ? | severe nutritional defict |
if enteral feedings are needed in acute pancreatits it is via a ? | jejunal feeeding tube |
Two major types of chronic pancreatis? | Chronic obstructive pancreaitis, and chronic calcifying pancreatisi |
chronic pancreatis may be associated with acute? | billary diseae |
Mild jaundice with dark urine is seen in? | Chronic pancreatits |
Most common disorder of the bilairy sytem is? | Cholelithias (stones of gallbladdder |
Where may the gallstones lodge ? | neck of the gallbladder or in the cystic duct. |
Inflamation of the gall bladder, this is usually associated with choleithiasis (gall stones) | Cholecystis (usually occur with gall stones) |
Many people with stones are | asymptomatic |
Cholecystectomy is? | removal of the gall bladder |
Who is at higher risk for cholilithiasis? | Women, multipara and over 40, oral contraceptives, sedetary lifestyle and obesity. asins |
Cause of gallstones? | Unknown |
Develops when the balance that keeps cholesterol, bile salts calcium in solution is altered so that these substances precipitate | Cholelithiasis |
Conditions that upset the balance of cholesterol, bile salts and calcium in solution | Infection and disturbances in metabolism of cholesterol |
when bile is supersaturated with cholesterol what occurs? | Gall stones |
besides cholesterol what 4 things can cause gall stones? | Protein, calcium, bilirumbin and bile salts. |
Most common gallstone? | mixed predominatly cholsterol |
stasis of bile as well as changes in composition of bile (bilary sludge) can lead to? | gall stones |
The gallstones may remain in the gallbladder or migrate to the? | cystic duct or the common bile duct |
Gallstones cause pain as they? | pass through the ducts and produce an obstruction |
What size gallstones are more liekly to produce an obstruction | Smalls |
if blockage of gallstone is in cytic duct? | bile can still get though |
Choleosytisi is most commonly associated with? | obstruction caused by gallstones or billary sludge |
asccoiated with prolonged immobility, elderly, diabetes and prolonged PN? | Just choleocytis |
The gallblader is edmeatous and hypermic and may be distended with bile or pus | During an acute attack of cholecystits |
When a stone is lodged in the ducts or when stones are moving through the ducts, | spasms may result |
bilarly colic, pain is often steady, pain can be excurtating and accomponied by tachy , diaphoresis, may last up to an hour | Cholelithiasis |
When the pain of cholethiasis subsides resuldual tenderness is felt in the? | right upper quadrant |
The attacks of pain from gallstones occurs 3-6 hours after? | a high fatty meal or patient lays down |
dark amber urine, obsructive jaundice, clar colored stools, bleeding tendencies, steatorheaa | Total obstrutction by gall stones related to bilary obstruction |
indgestionand pain / tendeness in right upper quadrant | Choliethesiais |
History of fat intoleracne, dyspesia, heartburn and flatulence | Chronic Chlecytutus |
Most common complications of choleysitis in older or diabetic | Gangrenous cholecytisi and bile peritonits |
Commonly used to dx gallstones? grear id allergic to contrast! | ultrasound |
Allows visualaztion of the gall bladder , the cystic duct, the common hepatic duct and the common bile duct, bile taken during this is sent for culture. | ERCP |
Insertion of a needle directly into the gallbladder duct followed by injection of contrast | Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
WBC in choleothasis? | increased |
Blood levels elevated in cholestais? | ALT, AST, and alkaline phosphate |
Once gallstones become syptmotic do what? | Surgical intervention with cholecystectomy |
during an acute episode of cholecystits, treatment focus on? | pain control, control of possible infection with antibiotics and maintece of FE NG insertion of N/V is severe |
may be used to drain purluent material from the obstructed gallbladder | a cholecysstostomy |
Treatment of choice for symptomatic cholethiasis | Laproscoprtic cholecystectomy |
able to return to work how long after choleystecomy? | a week |
Common complication in laproscopic cholestectomy? | Injury to common bile duct |
most common drrugs used in the treatment of gallbladder disease? | Analgesics, anticholinergics(antispasmodics) , fat soluble vitamins and bile salts |
fat soluble vitamis needed if? | bilary tract is obstructed |
Nutrition during acute gallbladder disease? | Small frequent meals with some fat at end of meal to increase gallblader emptying |
After laproscopic cholestrectomy nuttrition adive? | Eat nutrion foods avoid fat for 4-6 weeks |
jaundice, clay colored sools, dark foamy urine, steatorhea, fever and increased WBC count | Bilary tract obstruction |
bleeding may result in cholesthiasis from | decreased prothrombin time thus take care during injections |
abdominal pain and fever may indicate? | Pancreaitis |
A common complication postop from laparscopic chlecystectomy is? | shoulder pain |
how help with shoulder pain after a lap choleystectomy? | SIMS position, nsaids/codeine |
after surgery for gallstones as well as acute period? | avoid exess fat |
inflamation to mucosa lining or entire wall of gallblader, edmea | CholthiatITIS |
absess, pancreatis, cholingitis, billary cirhosis and fistula are common complications of? | Gallbladder disease |
in gallbladder disease what is a major complication if not treated? | rupture of gallblader resulting in peritonitis |
antimetics are often given in? | choliethithais |
ESWL | can use a lithiotripter to break apart a gallstone |