Gastroenterology Exam Bundle

A 50 year old female presents to the clinic complaining of heartburn, regurgitation, and frequent belching for the past three months. You prescribe an empirical trial of esomeprazole for 4 weeks, which alleviates her symptoms. Which of the following is not a likely pathophysiologic cause of this pat...

Common Diagnostic Tests for GI - Answer-• Upper GI series (series of x-rays taken with contrast medium like barium) - Can ID tumors, ulcerations, varices, obstructions or abnormalities in esophagus, stomach and duodenum • Lower GI series (series of x-rays taken utilizing contrast mediu...

A 14-year-old boy presents with a 1-week history of acute watery diarrhea with vague abdominal discomfort and vomiting. He has developed fever, malaise, facial and periorbital edema, and myalgias. He is experiencing pain and swelling of the calf muscles. The patient ate some food prepared from pork ...

30-year-old patient with ulcerative colitis is scheduled for a proctosigmoidoscopy. Which finding should cause the nurse to clarify routine preparation orders with the physician? A. The patients age B. presence of sever diarrhea C. complaints of abdominal cramping D. Patients weight is 10% below...

What is the wavelike movement that propels food through the digestive system? - Answer-peristalsis The tube connects the oral cavity with the esophagus is the : - Answer-pharynx A ridge or wrinkle in the stomach is a - Answer-ruga The mix of food , gastric juices , and hydrochloric in the s...

Pyloric sphincter - Answer-the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum, allowing chime to enter. UGI - Answer-diagnostic test performed to look for blockages, growths, and masses. usually performed with a barium enema. Barium enema - Answer-contrast medium ...

48 hours after birth, a neonate has not passed meconium. The nurse suspects which condition? - Answer-cystic fibrosis The nurse is providing dietary teaching for the parents of a child with celiac disease. This child should avoid? - Answer-prepared puddings A toddler is brought to the ED with ...

Helminths can be transmitted by: - Answer-the bite of a blood-sucking insect On auscultation of the abdomen, rushes of high-pitched sounds are audible and coincide with abdominal cramps. These findings are most consistent with: - Answer-intestinal obstrustion Which of the following assessment ...

What is the most common form of Salmonella infection? - Answer-Gastroenteritis What presents with fever, nausea, vomiting, crampy abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea for 3-5 days? Diagnostic testing? - Answer-Gastroenteritis Confirmed via stool culture (shows salmonella) What is treatment...

gastroenterology - Answer-a medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system and uses diagnostic tests, medical and surgical procedures, and drugs to treat gastrointestinal diseases. Mastication - Answer-the process by which the teeth tear, chew, and grind ...

Gastrointestinal - Answer-digestive system that is responsible for digesting the food we eat and absorbing the nutrient molecules. When the food is processing what organs does it past of the gastrointestinal ? - Answer-Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum and anal. What...

e-coli - Answer-Cause of traveler's diarrhea Staphylococcus Aureus - Answer-Diarrhea after a picnics and egg salad Vibrio cholerae - Answer-Diarrhea from shellfish Salmonella - Answer-Diarrhea from poultry or pork Clostridium Difficile - Answer-Diarrhea in a patient post antibiotics ...

Hepatitis symptomology - Answer-anorexia fever N/V arthralgia malaise aversion to smoking flu like RUQ pain Sarah, a 6-year-old, presents with complaints of fatigue, nausea, and dark urine for the past WEEKS. She is in DAYCARE with other children. On further questioning, she reported ha...

Gastro 1 A 38-year-old man is evaluated for persistent dyspepsia 2 months after a duodenal ulcer was detected and treated. He originally presented with new-onset epigastric pain, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed a duodenal ulcer; biopsy specimens showed the presence of Helicobacter pylori. T...

When reinforcing dietary instructions to a client with irritable bowel syndrome whose primary symptom is alternating constipation and diarrhea, which foods would the nurse tell the client are best to include in the diet for this disorder? Select all that apply. - Answer-Apples Whole grain bread ...

physiologic reflux - Answer-is short lived and occurs after eating pathologic reflux - Answer-s/s heart burn, throat pain, mucosal injury and nocturnal s/s pH of stomach is 1-3, esophagus pH is 3-5 - Answer-so burning develops GERD causes - Answer-irritation of esophageal mucosa GERD tx ...

ishcemic ulcer - Answer-forms within hours of trauma, burns, hemorrhage, or sepsis IBS - Answer-functional disorder with no specific cause but is associated with anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome IBS manifestations - Answer-recurrent ab pain & discomfort followed by diarrhea or con...

A 42 year old man presents with acute abdominal pain. He describes the pain as constant and severe. Upon further questions, he affirms that the pain radiates to his back. He leans forward in attempt to alleviate the pian. One physical examination, his temperature is 101.1F and his pulse is 94. His a...

Type of cells lining surfaces of the body including the GI tract - Answer-epithelial cells GI disorder of excessive acid production and/or backflow of acidity stomach contents into esophagus - Answer-Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Process of food or other substance traveling through GI...

what 2 parts is the GI system composed of? - Answer-the upper and lower GI what is the purpose of the upper GI system? - Answer-aids in ingestion and beginning digestion of what we eat and drink what are the parts of the upper GI system? - Answer-mouth esophagus stomach duodenum what are...

Functions of the gastrointestinal system: - Answer-Digestion, absorption, elimination Movement of food through the GI tract (except for chewing, swallowing, and defecation) is controlled by: - Answer-Hormones and the autonomic nervous system Accessory GI organs - Answer-Salivary glands, liver,...

Cleft Lip - Answer-Upper lip is separated into 2 parts Congenital/inherited More in males than females Dental Caries - Answer-Caused by oral bacteria Resistance can be enhanced by fluoride usage (toothpaste) Start with plaque on the surface of tooth, erodes enamel, pulp chamber, shar...

What is the function of the gallbladder? - Answer-stores bile secreted by the liver 90% of absorption occurs in the: - Answer-small intestine --duodenum GI accessory glands include: - Answer-salivary glands liver pancreas Chemical digestion of food occurs via the production of: - Answer...

Assessment with GI - Answer-look, listen, feel Diverticula - Answer-out pouches seen within the colon Diverticulosis - Answer-many out pouches seen throughout the colon Diverticulitis - Answer-inflammation of the out pouches in the colon Pathophysiology of Diverticulosis - Answer--Most c...