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| why are pain meds important in gastro disorders? |
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| they cause constipation and slow down the whole digestive tract |
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| problems with the elderly and laxatives |
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| they believe a BM is necessary EVERYDAY. Do to prolonged use, they may not be able to have a BM unless they have stimulation through a laxative |
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| What does caffeine have to do with the GI tract |
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stimulates it
i.e. tea and coffee |
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| Rapid Transit of the bowel |
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| when the nurse asks the patient to list everything that they eat in a typical 24 hour day- including the past 24 hours |
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| what do finances have to do with diet? |
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| carbs are cheaper than meat, fruit, and veggies |
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| How to determine cause of abdominal pain |
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| as we age, development of tunnels into the bowel wall occur |
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| When the tunnels in the bowel wall become plugged up (Popcorn/Nuts) and become infected; extremely painful in the lower left/right quadrants of abdomen |
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| What types of food can cause chest and back pain (heart burn) |
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Greasy food- hamburger
alcohol |
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| what did it feel like? Describe the pain... ie sharp, dull, aching, radiating, relieved by BM |
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| t/f: you've got to move if you want your bowel to move |
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| the backwash of stomach acid into the esophagus; the esophageal lining cannot handle the stomach acid so it causes pain |
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| how can heartburn be a mechanical problem? |
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| larger people who wear tight belts or have large necks can have troubles with heart burn because the stomach acid backs up into their esophagus- one thing that helps is to sleep at an angle instead of flat; lose weight; diet |
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| deterioration right at the base of the lower esophageal sphincter; precursor of esophageal cancer |
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| don't take more than 14 days because it may mask a more serious issue |
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| what is important about elimination? |
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| in stool specimens, what does "blue" mean? |
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| hemaculture with the presence of blood |
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| in gastric content specimens, what does "blue" mean? |
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| gastroculture with presence of blood |
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| what do we look for in stool samples? |
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parasites and ova, bacteria, and blood
(99% of the time its diarrhea) |
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| t/f: ALWAYS fill to the line or you'll have to recollect |
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| presence of fat; gives indication of liver issues; fatty liver |
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| melena; black/dark; bloody stool; GI Bleed |
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| overt bleeding; red blood stool; Rectal Bleed |
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| begins at mouth and ends at anus |
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| why is mouth moisture an important assessment? |
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no moisture is a sign of cancer
and if your mouth is dry your bowel probably is too |
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| due to poor dental care, pus from cavities collects in the chin. |
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| Why does ludwigs angina cause sleep apnea |
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| chin presses the uvula closed and produces apnea |
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| surgery to fix ludwigs- uvulaplasty |
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| how do you examine the patients abdomen? |
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| palpate, and auscultate while they are laying down in all four quadrants |
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| tight abdomen; tympanic- sounds like a drum |
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| how to decompress the stomach? |
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| small bowel problems most common in |
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| large bowel problems most common in |
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| why do some older men have hard abdomen |
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| what is visible pulsation in abdomen a sign of? |
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| abdominal aortic aneurysm- confirmed with doppler |
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| 1-5 sounds per minute; most people |
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| greater than 35 sounds per minute |
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| what causes hyperactive bowel sounds |
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| bowel obstruction which causes a build up so wastes cannot pass; my be high pitched noise, gurgling, bruiae (like fistula) (swooshing sound) |
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| one eye has blown pupil- due to virus |
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| state of unusual sensitivity to touch or pressure |
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| any reaction to protect an area of pain; tensing up counts |
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| pain occurs with a sudden release of pressure; i.e. pressing on it is fine but when you remove your hand it hurts |
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| what does a fatty liver mean? |
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| early sign of sclerosis; alcohol problem: sclerosis causes the sponge to dry up so it cannot filter- Hepatalipidosis |
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| what does a lactose tolerance test do |
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| tells whether lactose is absorbed or broken down |
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| Why is BP important after colonoscopy/egd |
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| if it drops it could be a sign that they knicked something and you could be bleeding out |
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| nitrogenous base, sugar, and a phosphate group (nucleotide)(building blocks of dna) |
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| differences between RNA and DNA |
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DNA double helix- thymine
RNA one strand- uracil |
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| genetic material and sequence |
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| physical expression of genes |
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| rna->codon->protein->phenotype |
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| uncontrolled growth of cells |
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| millions of genes that tell how body should grow, function, and behave |
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| no lumps/mass; cancer has started to grow; undetectable (why didn't you find it sooner?) |
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| test that can detect tumors that can't be seen with xray |
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| t/f: palpation is the only diagnosis w/ biopsy to see if a tumor is malignant |
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| how do you know if a tumor is benign? |
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| 2 characteristics of malignant tumors |
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1. roots- in the blood
2. no wall or clean border |
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| anemia, weakness, fatigue, eating with no weight gain, no taste |
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