Final Exam - NUR2063 / NUR2063 (Latest ) : Essentials of
Pathophysiology - Rasmussen
Sharp abdominal pain LRQ - Subsides if it ruptures, increase if it escalates.
Nausea, vomiting, distension, bowel pattern changes, infection,
inflammation, indicates of peritonitis - Clinical manifestations - appendicitis
Pink or brown urine, foamy urine - Causes renal failure - Caused by kidneys
ability to excrete waste and fluid decreased / kidney cant filter - Clinical
manifestations - glomerulonephritis term-4
Systemic inflammatory response causing sepsis, acute cholecystitis -
Complication of perforated gallbladder
Ulcers, gallstones, foreign objects, hernias, impacted stool, intussusception
(Bowel sucked into the next section), tumors, crohns disease - Types of
disorders causing mechanical bowel obstruction
occult blood - Caused by polyps, blood unable to be seen by the naked eye -
Means there is bleeding located somewhere else in the digestive tract -
FOBT
Dysphagia - difficulty, or painful swallowing
Alcoholism - Most common cause of chronic pancreatitis.
Gallstones - Most common cause of chronic pancreatitis.
Esophageal ulcers, cancer, obstruction, inflammation of the esophageal well
- Serious complications of GERD
proximal duodenum, antrum - Most frequent location of peptic ulcers
, Final Exam - NUR2063 / NUR2063 (Latest ) : Essentials of
Pathophysiology - Rasmussen
Ulcerative colitis - inflammation of the large intestine
Crohns disease - inflammation of the digestive tract
Diarrhea, bleeding ulcers, stomach pain, weight loss - Review the
inflammatory bowel disorders
Infection from H-pylori and long term use of NSAIDs - Review causes of
peptic ulcer disease
Upper abdominal pain, epigastric pain, sensation of fullness nausea,
vomitting, heartburn, burping - Clinical manifestations of chronic gastritis
Medication abuse for NSAIDs, excessive smoking, and alcohol abuse - What
types of things put a patient at risk for developing acute gastritis?
Upper abdominal pain, epigastric pain, sensation of fullness nausea,
vomiting, heartburn, burping, atrophy of gastric lining - Manifestations of
chronic gastritis
Weakening diaphragm muscle, intrathoracic pressure, trauma, congenital
defects - Causes of hiatal hernia
Caused by pressure on the abdomen and the inflammation from the
peritoneum, and muscle spasms - What is the cause of a rigid abdomen in
peritonitis
Enuresis - Involuntary urination by child 4-5 YOA - Psychological or structural
cause - resolves itself
Pathophysiology - Rasmussen
Sharp abdominal pain LRQ - Subsides if it ruptures, increase if it escalates.
Nausea, vomiting, distension, bowel pattern changes, infection,
inflammation, indicates of peritonitis - Clinical manifestations - appendicitis
Pink or brown urine, foamy urine - Causes renal failure - Caused by kidneys
ability to excrete waste and fluid decreased / kidney cant filter - Clinical
manifestations - glomerulonephritis term-4
Systemic inflammatory response causing sepsis, acute cholecystitis -
Complication of perforated gallbladder
Ulcers, gallstones, foreign objects, hernias, impacted stool, intussusception
(Bowel sucked into the next section), tumors, crohns disease - Types of
disorders causing mechanical bowel obstruction
occult blood - Caused by polyps, blood unable to be seen by the naked eye -
Means there is bleeding located somewhere else in the digestive tract -
FOBT
Dysphagia - difficulty, or painful swallowing
Alcoholism - Most common cause of chronic pancreatitis.
Gallstones - Most common cause of chronic pancreatitis.
Esophageal ulcers, cancer, obstruction, inflammation of the esophageal well
- Serious complications of GERD
proximal duodenum, antrum - Most frequent location of peptic ulcers
, Final Exam - NUR2063 / NUR2063 (Latest ) : Essentials of
Pathophysiology - Rasmussen
Ulcerative colitis - inflammation of the large intestine
Crohns disease - inflammation of the digestive tract
Diarrhea, bleeding ulcers, stomach pain, weight loss - Review the
inflammatory bowel disorders
Infection from H-pylori and long term use of NSAIDs - Review causes of
peptic ulcer disease
Upper abdominal pain, epigastric pain, sensation of fullness nausea,
vomitting, heartburn, burping - Clinical manifestations of chronic gastritis
Medication abuse for NSAIDs, excessive smoking, and alcohol abuse - What
types of things put a patient at risk for developing acute gastritis?
Upper abdominal pain, epigastric pain, sensation of fullness nausea,
vomiting, heartburn, burping, atrophy of gastric lining - Manifestations of
chronic gastritis
Weakening diaphragm muscle, intrathoracic pressure, trauma, congenital
defects - Causes of hiatal hernia
Caused by pressure on the abdomen and the inflammation from the
peritoneum, and muscle spasms - What is the cause of a rigid abdomen in
peritonitis
Enuresis - Involuntary urination by child 4-5 YOA - Psychological or structural
cause - resolves itself
