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Digestive and Endocrine Disorders

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Gastro-esophageal ___________ disease (GERD) is when stomach contents flow back from the stomach into the esophagus.   Reflux  
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What is the most common symptom of GERD?   Heartburn  
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What is the burning sensation in the chest and sometimes the throat?   Heartburn  
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Risk factors for GERD include being ______-_________, alcohol use, pregnancy, and smoking.   Over-weight  
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What term means expelling stomach contents through the mouth?   Vomiting  
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When caring for someone who is vomiting you need to follow Standard ________________ and the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.   Precautions  
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When caring for someone who is vomiting you need to turn the person's head well to one side to prevent ____________________.   Aspiration  
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When caring for someone who is vomiting you need to measure, report, and record the ______________ of vomitus.   Amount  
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When caring for someone who is vomiting you need to _____________ of vomitus after the nurse observes it.   Dispose  
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In diverticular disease, small _______________ can develop in the colon.   Pouches  
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In diverticular disease, pouches bulge outward through ____________ spots in the colon.   Weak  
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About half of all people over __________ years of age have diverticulosis.   60  
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What forms when bile hardens into stone-like pieces?   Gallstones  
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Risk factors for gallstones include: gender - women are at a ___________ risk than men.   Greater  
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Risk factors for gallstones include a family ______________.   History  
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Risk factors for gallstones include a diet high in _________ and cholesterol leading to an increased risk.   Fat  
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Risk factors for gallstones include: age - persons over a __________ are at greater risk.   60  
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Risk factors for gallstones include American ________________.   Indians  
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Risk factors for gallstones include ____________ Americans.   Mexican  
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Risk factors for gallstones include being __________-weight.   Over  
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Risk factors for gallstones include rapid weight ____________ and fasting.   Loss  
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Risk factors for gallstones include __________________ lowering medications that increase the amount of cholesterol secreted into the bile.   Cholesterol  
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Risk factors for gallstones include person with ______________ due to high levels of fatty-acids.   Diabetes  
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Signs and symptoms of gallstones include steady pain in the upper ________________.   Abdomen  
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Signs and symptoms of gallstones include ______________ and vomiting.   Nausea  
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Signs and symptoms of gallstones include ___________-colored stools.   Clay  
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What is an inflammation of the liver?   Hepatitis  
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Signs and symptoms of hepatitis include _______________ (yellowish color of the skin or whites of the eyes)   Jaundice  
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Signs and symptoms of hepatitis include nausea and ______________.   Vomiting  
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Signs and symptoms of hepatitis include bowel movements that are _______________ or clay-colored.   Light  
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Persons at risk for all types of hepatitis include people who have sex with an ________________ person.   Infected  
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Persons at risk for hepatitis B and C include people who are intravenous _____________ users.   Drug  
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Hepatitis A is spread by food or water contaminated with ___________ from an infected person.   Feces  
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Hepatitis A virus is ingested when eating or drinking __________ or water contaminated with feces.   Food  
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Hepatitis A virus is ingested when eating or drinking from a ________________ vessel.   Contaminated  
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Treatment for hepatitis A involves rest, a healthy diet, fluids, and no ________________.   Alcohol  
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Hepatitis B (HBV) is spread through infected ____________, blood products, and body fluids of infected persons.   Blood  
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A person may have hepatitis C and show no ________________.   Symptoms  
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Hepatitis C is spread by ______________ contaminated with the hepatitis C virus.   Blood  
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Hepatitis D occurs only in people infected with hepatitis _______.   B  
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Hepatitis D is spread the same way as _____________.   Hepatitis B  
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What is the name of the disease in which the body cannot produce or use insulin properly?   Diabetes  
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What type of diabetes occurs most often in children, teens, and young adults?   1  
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What type of diabetes is most common after age 45?   2  
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Being ______-_______, lack of exercise and hypertension are risk factors for type 2 diabetes.   Over-weight  
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What type of diabetes develops during pregnancy?   Gestational  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include being very ____________.   Thirsty  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include _________________ often.   Urinating  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include feeling very ______________ or tired.   Hungry  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include losing _____________ without trying.   Weight  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include having sores that heal ______________.   Slowly  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include having __________, itchy skin.   Dry  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include tingling or loss of ______________ in the feet.   Feeling  
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes include ______________ vision.   Blurred  
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Type 1 diabetes is treated with daily _______________ therapy, healthy eating and exercise.   Insulin  
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Good ___________ care is important for persons with diabetes.   Foot  
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What is the term for low blood sugar?   Hypoglycemia  
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What is the term for high blood sugar?   Hyperglycemia  
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Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia can lead to _______ if not corrected.   Death  
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Causes of hypoglycemia include too _____________ insulin or diabetic medication.   Much  
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Causes of hypoglycemia include ________________ or delaying meals.   Missing  
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Causes of hypoglycemia include eating too ______________ food.   Little  
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Causes of hypoglycemia include _______________ exercise.   Increased  
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Causes of hyperglycemia include undiagnosed _____________.   Diabetes  
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Causes of hyperglycemia include not enough insulin or diabetic _____________.   Medication  
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Causes of hyperglycemia include eating too _____________ food.   Much  
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Causes of hyperglycemia include too ______________ exercise.   Little  
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Causes of hyperglycemia include ________________ stress.   Emotional  
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Causes of hyperglycemia include ________________ or sickness.   Infection  
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