Achalasia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (2024/ 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – Chamberlain Q: Main difference between gastritis and PUD Answer: Gastritis can progress to PUD when the inflammation of the stomach wall causes an irritation in the lining of the stomach. Irritation can lead to formation of an ulcer. Often preceded by H. pylori infection. Both diseases aggravated by NSAIDs and caf- feine, and lessened ...

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ATI Learning System Gerontology practice quiz w/rationales 100% Correct Solved A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has pneumonia. Which of the following physiologic changes associated with aging places the client at a greater risk for pneumonia? A. Decreased anterior-posterior diameter B. Increased diameter of the small airways C. Decreased number of cilia D. Increased alveolar surface area - Correct Answer ️️ -C. Decreased number of cilia Decreased anterior-posterior d...

NR 511 Week 2 Exam Questions with Verified Correct Answers [TOP TAKEN] A+ SCORED Mr. Johnson, age 69, has had Meniere disease for several years. He has some hearing loss but now has persistent vertigo. What treatment might be instituted to relieve the vertigo? 1. A labyrinthectomy. 2. Pharmacological therapy. 3. A vestibular neurectomy. 4. Wearing an earplug in the ear that has the most hearing loss. - ANS - 3. A vestibular neurectomy. Treatment for achalasia may include: 1. Balloon...

D115 master set-Advanced Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse Complete Set Exam Questions And Revised Correct Answers | Updated | Passed!! Explain why it is important for the patient to learn to increase her fluid intake to 8-10 glasses of fluid per day. with renal calculi - ANSWER : Drinking 8-10 glasses of fluid per day will keep her urine dilute, which will help keep renal calculi from forming and will help move stones along the passageway to excretion should they ...

What is Dysphagia? - correct answer Difficulty in swallowing -Inability to initiate swallowing -Sensations that swallowed liquids/solids "stick" in esophagus -Pain with swallowing (odynophagia) may accompany What is Dysphagia Type 1? - correct answer Problems in delivery of food/fluid into esophagus What causes Dysphagia Type 1? - correct answer -Related to neuromuscular incoordination -Normal sequence is absent or altered What are symptoms of Dysphagia Type 1? - correct answer...

what are the roles of the lower esophageal sphincter in achalasia and in reflux esophagitis achalasia: a motor disorder; lower esophageal sphincter (LES) fails to relax properly; leads to dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), regurgitation and chest pain; over time leads to esophagus enlargement reflux esophagitis: increased frequency of LES relaxations; increased acidity; decreased LES tone leading to inflammation and burning chest pain at night or after meal due to repetitive acid exposure to e...

Achalasia (cardiospasm) - Correct failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax bouginage - Correct A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to widen the passageway, guide another instrument into a passageway, or dislodge an object. Hering-Breuer reflex - Correct A procedure involving the use of a bougie. A bougie is a thi...

dysphagia - Subjective sebsation of difficulty swallowing⚫ May be due to physiological or anatomical abnormalities along any portion of the esophagus, including the upper and lower sphincters ⚫ An alarm symptom that must prompt evaluation and should never be attributed to normal aging without an appropriate evaluation Dysphagia Types - oropharyngeal (above the esophagus) and esophageal-->most common is achalasia-disorder of esophageal nerves preventing food movement. Structural ...

Esophageal Cancer • Esophageal Cancer with age, males - 17k/year; <15% under 55 - Risk factors: smoking, low fruit & vegetables, obesity, trauma, urban, achalasia, male gender, and GERD and Barrett’s esophagus • Squamous Cell (mid-esophagus) or Adenocarcinoma (esophageal-gastric junction) - Inconsistent link with HPV (+parts of Asia, H. pylori) - Gene-environment interaction (familial aggregation) •Symptoms are late - Difficulty swallowing - decreased Nutritional intake •...