URS 3700 – Adult Exam 3 | A+ Graded
Questions with Verified Answers
appendicitis - ✔✔this is commonly caused by either obstruction of the lumen by feces, foreign bodies,
tumor of the cecum or appendix, or thickening of lymphoid tissue
appendicitis - ✔✔the appendix becomes distended and engorged with mucus/bacteria - gangrene,
perforation, peritionitis
appendicitis - ✔✔sx of this are pre-umbilical pain followed by anorexia. n/v, and wanting to lay still with
right leg flexed
appendicitis - ✔✔this is treated with being NPO, treat pain with meds and ice pack, antibiotics, IV fluids
before and after appendectomy
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔most common manifestation of GI diseases
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔can lead to dehydration, anorexia, weight loss, electrolyte imbalances, pulmonary
aspiration in unconscious or decreased gag reflex
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔difficult to determine the cause of this but commonly treated with meds -
anticholinergics, antihistamines, ondansetron (serotonin antagonist)
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔sometimes for this you insert an NG suction tube to decompress stomach and
return the stomach contents
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔interventions for this are to lay on the side or semi-fowlers if they are at risk for
pulmonary aspiration, hydrate patient with IV fluids, NPO, oral care, assess emesis, auscultate bowel
sounds
, intestinal obstruction - ✔✔occurs when intestinal contents cannot pass through the GI tract and be in
the small intestines or the colon
mechanical - ✔✔this type of obstruction is from post operative complications - if bowel sounds return
and then none after a few days - probably adhesions
non-mechanical - ✔✔from lack of peristalsis - small bowel obstruction most common - n/v, abdominal
distention before bowel sounds return, constipation
intestinal obstruction - ✔✔sx of this are abdominal pain, n/v, distention, complication
intestinal obstruction - ✔✔complications are severe reduction in circulating blood volume and
electrolyte deficiencies, hypotension, hypovolemic shock, cardiac dysrhythmias
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔can either be crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔autoimmune disease that is chronic inflammation of the GI tract -
periods of remission mixed with periods of exacerbations
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔unknown cause and no cure for this type of diseases
crohn's disease - ✔✔inflammation of segments of anywhere of the GI tract - diarrhea and colicky
abdominal pain
ulcerative colitis - ✔✔inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum - bloody diarrhea with
abdominal pain
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔this is diagnosed based off H&P, rule out other diseases, blood studies
(CBC - iron deficiency anemia, WBC - toxic megacolon, electrolyte levels)
Questions with Verified Answers
appendicitis - ✔✔this is commonly caused by either obstruction of the lumen by feces, foreign bodies,
tumor of the cecum or appendix, or thickening of lymphoid tissue
appendicitis - ✔✔the appendix becomes distended and engorged with mucus/bacteria - gangrene,
perforation, peritionitis
appendicitis - ✔✔sx of this are pre-umbilical pain followed by anorexia. n/v, and wanting to lay still with
right leg flexed
appendicitis - ✔✔this is treated with being NPO, treat pain with meds and ice pack, antibiotics, IV fluids
before and after appendectomy
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔most common manifestation of GI diseases
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔can lead to dehydration, anorexia, weight loss, electrolyte imbalances, pulmonary
aspiration in unconscious or decreased gag reflex
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔difficult to determine the cause of this but commonly treated with meds -
anticholinergics, antihistamines, ondansetron (serotonin antagonist)
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔sometimes for this you insert an NG suction tube to decompress stomach and
return the stomach contents
nausea/vomiting - ✔✔interventions for this are to lay on the side or semi-fowlers if they are at risk for
pulmonary aspiration, hydrate patient with IV fluids, NPO, oral care, assess emesis, auscultate bowel
sounds
, intestinal obstruction - ✔✔occurs when intestinal contents cannot pass through the GI tract and be in
the small intestines or the colon
mechanical - ✔✔this type of obstruction is from post operative complications - if bowel sounds return
and then none after a few days - probably adhesions
non-mechanical - ✔✔from lack of peristalsis - small bowel obstruction most common - n/v, abdominal
distention before bowel sounds return, constipation
intestinal obstruction - ✔✔sx of this are abdominal pain, n/v, distention, complication
intestinal obstruction - ✔✔complications are severe reduction in circulating blood volume and
electrolyte deficiencies, hypotension, hypovolemic shock, cardiac dysrhythmias
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔can either be crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔autoimmune disease that is chronic inflammation of the GI tract -
periods of remission mixed with periods of exacerbations
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔unknown cause and no cure for this type of diseases
crohn's disease - ✔✔inflammation of segments of anywhere of the GI tract - diarrhea and colicky
abdominal pain
ulcerative colitis - ✔✔inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum - bloody diarrhea with
abdominal pain
inflammatory bowel disease - ✔✔this is diagnosed based off H&P, rule out other diseases, blood studies
(CBC - iron deficiency anemia, WBC - toxic megacolon, electrolyte levels)
