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Disorders of the GI System NURS 5315Test 4 Questions and Answers
Primary iimanifestations iiof iiSRMD ii- iiAnswers ii-GI iibleeding
Cushing iiUlcers ii- iiAnswers ii-Stress iiulcers iithat iioccur iias iia iiresult iiof iiTBI iior iibrain
iisurgery
Upper iiGI iibleed ii- iiAnswers ii-any iisource iiof iibleeding iiwhich iioccurs iiin iithe
iiesophagus, iistomach iior iithe iiduodenum.
Upper iiGI iibleed iiis iicharacterized iiby... ii- iiAnswers ii-frank, iibright iired iior ii"coffee
iiground" iiemesis
Upper iiGI iibleed iicauses ii- iiAnswers ii-bleeding iivarices ii(varicose iiveins) iiin iithe
iiesophagus iior iistomach
peptic iiulcers
gastritis
Mallory-Weiss iitear ii(tearing iiof iithe iiesophagus iifrom iithe iistomach)
Lower iiGI iibleed iiis iifound iiin iithe ii... ii- iiAnswers ii-jejunum, iiileum, iicolon, iior iirectum
Lower iiGI iibleed iicauses ii- iiAnswers ii-inflammatory iibowel iidisease, iicancer, iidiverticula
iior iihemorrhoids
Type iiof iibleed iicommonly iiassociated iiwith iicolon iicancer ii- iiAnswers ii-occult iiGI iibleed
Blood iiloss iiof ii1000ml iior iigreater iiwill iicause... ii- iiAnswers ii-hypotension, iitachycardia
iiand iiif iisevere iienough iimay iilead iito iihypovolemic iishock
Indicator iiof iian iiupper iiGI iibleed ii- iiAnswers ii-Hematemesis
Hematemesis ii- iiAnswers ii-bright iired, iibloody iiemesis
Coffee iiground iiemesis ii- iiAnswers ii-indicator iiof iiupper iiGI iibleed iibut iiis iinot
iinecessarily iiemergent
Hematochezia ii- iiAnswers ii-presence iiof iibright iired iiblood iiin iithe iistools
Presence iiof iihematochezia ii- iiAnswers ii-suggests iithat iithe iibleed iiis iiin iithe iilower iiGI
iitract, iiusually iiin iithe iirectum, iisigmoid iicolon iior iithe iidescending iicolon
, Diarrhea iiis iicharacterized iiby... ii- iiAnswers ii-loose, iiwatery iistools
Acute iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-presence iiof ii3 iiloose iistools iithat iidevelops iiwithin ii24
iihours iiand iilasts iino iilonger iithan ii14 iidays
persistent iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-Diarrhea iiwhich iilasts ii14-30 iidays
Chronic iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-present iifor iilonger iithan ii30 iidays
Osmotic iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-caused iiby iithe iipresence iiof iia iinonabsorbable
iisubstance iiin iithe iiintestines
how iithe iilaxatives iimag iicitrate, iilactulose iiand iiMiraLAX iiwork ii- iiAnswers ii-pulls iiwater
iiby iiosmosis iiinto iithe iiintestinal iilumen iiand iiresults iiin iilarge iivolume iidiarrhea
causes iiof iiosmotic iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-tube iifeedings, iidumping iisyndrome,
iimalabsorption, iipancreatic iienzyme iideficiency, iibile iisalt iideficiency, iismall iiintestine
iibacterial iiovergrowth, iior iiceliac iidisease.
Secretory iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-large iivolume iilosses iisecondary iito iiinfectious iicauses
iisuch iias iithe iirotavirus, iibacterial iienterotoxins, iior iiC-diff
These iiinfections iitrigger iienteroendocrine iicells iito iisecrete ii5HT iiand iithe iiactivation iiof
iiafferent iineurons iithat iistimulate iisubmucosal iisecretomotor iineurons iiand iialter iisodium
iichloride iitransport iiresulting iiin iidecreased iiwater ii2 iiabsorption ii- iiAnswers ii-How iidoes
iiSecretory iidiarrhea iiresult iiin iilarge iivolume iilosses iisecondary iito iiinfectious iicauses
Motility iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-AKA iias iishort iibowel iisyndrome iiand iiresults iifrom iithe
iiresection iiof iithe iismall iiintestine iior iia iisurgical iibypass iiof iithe iismall iiintestine iior iia
iiportion iiof iiit, iiIBS, iidiabetic iineuropathy, iihyperthyroidism, iiand iilaxative iiabuse
Complications iiof iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-dehydration, iielectrolyte iiimbalances, iimetabolic
iiacidosis, iiweight iiloss, iiand iimalabsorption
Chronic iidiarrhea ii- iiAnswers ii-Fever, iicramping iiand iibloody iistools; iicaused iiby
iiinflammatory iibowel iidisease iiand iidysentry
AST ii(aspartate iiaminotransferase) ii- iiAnswers ii-intracellular iiprotein iiwhich iiregulates
iimetabolism. iiIt iiis iia iimarker iiof iihepatic iiinjury. iiWhen iiit iiis iielevated iiit iiindicates iithat
iithere iiis iihepatocellular iiinjury iioccurring. iiIt iidoes iinot iitell iiyou iiwhat iiis iicausing iithe
iiinjury, iionly iithat iithe iiinjury iiis iihappening.
ALT ii(alanine iiaminotransferase, iiSGPT) ii- iiAnswers ii-intracellular iienzyme iiwhich iihelps
iito iiregulate iimetabolism iiand iia iimarker iiof iihepatocellular iiinjury
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