NR 283 Exam 2 (week 5) Chamberlain
with verified
anorexia - ANS ✔✔loss of appetite
emesis - ANS ✔✔vomiting
clinical manifestations of digestive disorders - ANS ✔✔-anorexia
-emesis
-nausea
-constipation
-diarrhea
-pain
-bleeding (upper or lower)
-dysphagia
-hematemesis
what does right upper quadrant pain signal? - ANS ✔✔-liver
-gallbladder
what does right lower quadrant pain signal? - ANS ✔✔-appendix
lower GI tract - ANS ✔✔the lower portion of the gastrointestinal tract consisting of the small
and large intestines
,Upper GI Track - ANS ✔✔stomach, esophagus
upper GI bleed in stool - ANS ✔✔-blood comes out in stool black
-tarry
-coffee ground
-blood has been digested
lower GI bleed in stool - ANS ✔✔-bright or dark red blood
hematemesis - ANS ✔✔vomiting blood
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - ANS ✔✔-affects up to 20% of the worlds population
-abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits
-causes: unknown, more common in women
clinical manifestations of IBS - ANS ✔✔-cramping
-diarrhea
-gas
-bloating
-nausea
-food intolerance
diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔-herniations of saclike outpouchings of the mucosa
and muscle layers that cause inflammation
-causes: unknown (intercolonic pressure/ constipation, intestinal motility)
, risk factors for diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔-age
-genetics
-obesity
-smoking
-diet
-sedentary lifestyle
-medications
clinical manifestations of diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔-vauge or absent
-cramping
-diarrhea
-constipation
-distention
-flatulence
-pain
why do we care so much about diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔strong link between it
and colon cancer
appendicitis - ANS ✔✔-inflammation of appendix
-most common surgical emergency of the abdomen
-causes: unknown (obstruction, infection, risk for perforation/organ bursts and causes sepsis)
-risk factors: age 10-19
clinical manifestations of appendicitis - ANS ✔✔-pain
-R lower quadrant
with verified
anorexia - ANS ✔✔loss of appetite
emesis - ANS ✔✔vomiting
clinical manifestations of digestive disorders - ANS ✔✔-anorexia
-emesis
-nausea
-constipation
-diarrhea
-pain
-bleeding (upper or lower)
-dysphagia
-hematemesis
what does right upper quadrant pain signal? - ANS ✔✔-liver
-gallbladder
what does right lower quadrant pain signal? - ANS ✔✔-appendix
lower GI tract - ANS ✔✔the lower portion of the gastrointestinal tract consisting of the small
and large intestines
,Upper GI Track - ANS ✔✔stomach, esophagus
upper GI bleed in stool - ANS ✔✔-blood comes out in stool black
-tarry
-coffee ground
-blood has been digested
lower GI bleed in stool - ANS ✔✔-bright or dark red blood
hematemesis - ANS ✔✔vomiting blood
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - ANS ✔✔-affects up to 20% of the worlds population
-abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits
-causes: unknown, more common in women
clinical manifestations of IBS - ANS ✔✔-cramping
-diarrhea
-gas
-bloating
-nausea
-food intolerance
diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔-herniations of saclike outpouchings of the mucosa
and muscle layers that cause inflammation
-causes: unknown (intercolonic pressure/ constipation, intestinal motility)
, risk factors for diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔-age
-genetics
-obesity
-smoking
-diet
-sedentary lifestyle
-medications
clinical manifestations of diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔-vauge or absent
-cramping
-diarrhea
-constipation
-distention
-flatulence
-pain
why do we care so much about diverticular disease of the colon - ANS ✔✔strong link between it
and colon cancer
appendicitis - ANS ✔✔-inflammation of appendix
-most common surgical emergency of the abdomen
-causes: unknown (obstruction, infection, risk for perforation/organ bursts and causes sepsis)
-risk factors: age 10-19
clinical manifestations of appendicitis - ANS ✔✔-pain
-R lower quadrant
