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alterations in the GI Fxn
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Undergraduate 2
11/30/2008

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absorption
Definition
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acute pancreatitis
Definition
inflammation of the pancreas
associated with auto- digestion
s/s svere pain (r/t self-digestion)
r/t inflammation , fever, 3rd spacing, increased WBC (loss of fluid)
-hypotension and tachycardia
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amylase
Definition
pancreatic amylase
breaks down starches
Term
appendicitis
Definition
inflammation of the appendix
- there is ischemia--> necrosis--> rupture
Term
ischemia
Definition
lack of O2 to the tissue
Term
bile
Definition
-associated with the liver
bile is how bilirubin is excreted out of the body
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brush border enzymes
Definition
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chief cells
Definition
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Crohn's Dz
Definition
Inflammatory Bowel Dz// Regional enteritis
- affects small and/ OR Large intestine (more common is small)
can involve ALL layers of GI wall (most affected is submucosal layer)
-- in response to inflammation granulomatous are created --> edema and granulomas in submucosa surrounded by fissures/ linear ulcers (i.e. cobblestone)
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diarrhea
Definition
-there is high abnormal motility
-does not give enough time for absorptio of H20
-sm intestine --> very fluid and watery
acidic- loss of bicarb
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digestion
Definition
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dysphagia
Definition
inability to swallow
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enteric nervous system
Definition
part one of three control mechanisms for the GI tract
- consists of 2 pleauxes that lie in the wall of the GI tract
- responsible for many reflexes that occur locally, plus mediates input from autonomic nervous system
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fistula
Definition
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gastric mucosal barrier
Definition
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