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| xray of the esophagus, cardiac sphincter (LES) while swallowing barium |
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| oral cholecystogram is an xray of the |
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| an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an xray of the _____,_______&______ |
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| espophagus, stomach & the jejunum |
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| After an EGD you need to make sure that the client has a______ ______ |
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| inflammation of the peritoneum caused most often by a break in the GI system, abdomen ie:gall bladder, appendix |
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| severe abdominal pain, tenderness, rigid boardlike stomach,N,V, increased WBC...can lead to death |
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| how is peritonitis treated |
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| NG tube to rest the GI system |
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| thick white patches on oral mucous membranes: looks like an ulcer but doesnt go away can be precancerous |
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| infection of the parotid gland |
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| weakness in the diaphragm you can actually have a protrusion of the stomach or the esophagus protruding through |
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| hiatal hernias can be caused by |
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| congenital weakness, obesitym trauma, old age |
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| what are some SXS of a hiatal hernia |
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| dysphagia, epigastric pain, feel full, N & V |
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| what are some treatments for a hiatal hernia |
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| bland diet, no increased fiber, weight reduction, increase the HOB, when eating, medicate with antacids, histamines & proton pup inhibitors, surgical repair is the last resort |
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| teaching for a client w a hiatal hernia |
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| sit up after eating, eat small frequent meals, avoid lifting, bending,straining, coughing, dont want to increase abd pressure |
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| varicose veins of the esophagus often connected with liver problems-portal hypertension, cirrhosis of the liver |
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| unpleasant sensation caused by distention or irritation of the stomach causes mechanical or nervous factors |
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| expulsion of gastric contents through the mouth; reverse peristalsis |
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| what are some causes for vomiting |
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| over eating, gastritis, flu, food poisoning, drug irritation, spicy food, alcohol |
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| air in the stomach or the intestine |
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| persistant indigestion is an early warning sign |
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| open lesions of the mucousal lining that is in contact HCL & pepcid |
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| what are some causes of peptic ulcers |
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| alcohol abuse,stress, smoking |
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| L epigastric pain that can be relieved with antacids, N, V, weight loss, anorexia, hematemisis, melena |
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| How do you treat peptic ulcers |
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| bland diet, sm frequent feedings,meds, NG tube, iced saline lavage, gastrectomy, vagotomy |
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| a complication of peptic ulcers |
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| a hole in the GI can lead to peritonitis |
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| congenital obstruction of the pyloric sphincternchyme doesnt go from the stomach to the duodenum, causes projectile vomiting, they dont gain weight |
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| if you can pop the hernia back through it is______ |
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| another name for irreducible hernia.... |
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| how is pyloric stenosis treated |
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| inflammation of the stomach & intestine |
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| removal of part of the intestine |
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| ulcerative colitis is common in_____ _____ |
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| inflammation of the large intestine is |
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| inflammation of the liver is |
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| Hep___is the infecious tyoe & is transmitted through food & water |
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| anorexia, N,V, fatigue, jaundice, dark urine, clay colored stool |
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| chronic disease in which active liver cells are replaced by inactive scar tissue most common type is alcoholic_____ |
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| accumulation of bile pigment in the blood due to liver damage blocked bile duct excessive destruction of RBC, or immature liver of the NB |
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| inflammation of the gall bladder |
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| biliary tract disease usually caused by alcohol |
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