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GI
Gastrointestinal
7
Anatomy
Graduate
01/16/2017

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Term

1. Difficulty swallowing

 

 

 

2. Painful Swallowing

Definition

1. Dysphagia

 

 

2. Odynophagia

Term
GI disease signs
Definition

-altered bowel mvmnts

-gi bleeding

-blood in stool

diarrhea

-constipation

Term
hematochezia
Definition

passing fresh blood thru the anus

-usually in feces

Term

hematemesis

 

Definition
vomitting blood
Term
GI vomitting influenced by
Definition

-visceral afferent neurons

 

distension/irritaion to GI tract

Term
CTZ(chemoreceptor trigger zone) influenced by
Definition

-pregnancy

-chemicals

-(major chemosensory organ for vomitting)

Term
neuromediators
Definition

-benzos

-substance P(Neurokinin)

-Serotonergic (5HT3)

-opiate

-dopaminergic(D2)

-Histaminic(H1)

-Cholinergic (muscarinic)

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