Gerd and gastroparesis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Stages of General Adaptation Syndrome 1. Alarm 2. Resistance/Adaptation 3. Exhaustion (allostatic overload) Alarm Stage of GAS organism recognizes stress, begins to respond Resistance Stage of GAS organism mobilizes body's resources for coping Exhaustion Stage of GAS only occurs if stress continues and adaptation is not successful allostatic overload the consequences of long-term elevations of stress-related catabolic hormones, including hypertension, wasted muscles, ulcers, fatigue,...

MNT II Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What types of foods should be avoided in a patient with GERD because they decrease LES pressure? - Correct Answer️️ -Peppermint The gastrointestinal effects of smoking include - Correct Answer️️ --reduction of LES pressure -lower duodenal pH -inhibition of pancreatic bicarbonate secretion When a gastrectomy is performed with an accompanying sagotomy, what physiologic changes occur? - Correct Answer️️ -Antral and pyloric dysfunctio...

NR 509 FINAL TEST REVIEW (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) LATEST Appendicitis - CORRECT ANSWER-1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right fla...

WGU D115 OA Study Guide Unit 6 Questions and Answers Rated A+ What type of fibers stimulate the salivary glands? - Answer ️️ -Cholinergic fibers What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? - Answer ️️ -The lower third What artery provides blood to the stomach? - Answer ️️ -Celiac artery What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach contraction? - Answer ️️ -Secretin Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and produces acid in the a...

Angle of His correct answers Creates a flap valve effect to prevent reflux and makes gastro esophageal junction longer which increases the pressure GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) correct answers A digestive disease in which stomach acid or bile irritates the food pipe lining. Obesity makes the angle of His a widened angle which decreases the pressure at the gastro esophageal junction big fatty meals and carbonation stretches the stomach out which thins out the muscles around the...

NR 509 FINAL TEST REVIEW (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) LATEST Appendicitis - CORRECT ANSWER-1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right fla...

NR 511 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct All of the following medications are used for the control of nausea and vomiting. Which medication works by affecting the chemoreceptor trigger zone, thereby stimulating upper gastrointestinal motility and increasing lower esophageal sphincter pressure? 1.Anticholinergics, such as scopolamine (Donnatal). 2.Antidopaminergic agents, such as prochlorperazine (Compazine). 3.Antidopaminergic and cholinergic agents, such as metoclopramide (R...

NR 509 Final Exam Study Guide 2022/2023 Appendicitis 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. McBurney Poi...

dyspepsia epigastric pain/discomfort, early satiety or postprandial fullness causes of dyspepsia food/drug intolerance, stress/anxiety, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), GERD, H. pylori (assoc with PUD), pacreatic & biliary disease (rare) signs and symptoms of dyspepsia nonspecific symptoms; clarify chronicity, location & quality of discomfort, any assoc hematemesis/melena recommended testing for patients c/o dyspepsia >50yo=CBC, lytes, liver enzymes, calcium, thyroid &gt...

NR 509 Final Exam Study Guide 2022/2023 Appendicitis 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. McBurney Poi...