Sliding hernia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY GUIDE: General Surgery (Q + A) 100% CORRECT 299. During a Whipple procedure, which of the following surgical maneuvers is performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum? - Correct Answer-Kocher Which site is used for autotransplanting one ormore of the parathyroid glands? - Correct Answer- Forearm A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is: - Correct Answer-Contamination 302. Which nerve is at the greatest risk f...

Lifestyle changes for GERD correct answers Eat 4 to 6 small meals a day. Limit/eliminate fatty foods, coffee, tea, cola, chocolate. Reduce spicy foods Limit alcohol/tobacco Do not eat/snack 2 to 3 hours before bed Post op care for pt having Stretta Procedure (hernia repair) correct answers Remain on clear liquids for 24 hours Post op day 2: consume soft diet Avoid NSAIDS/Aspirin for 10 days Use proton pump inhibitors (protonix), use liquid meds No NG tubes for at least 1 month Key ...

GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURES AND SPECIAL NUTRITION MODALITIES A nurse is preparing to place a patients ordered nasogastric tube. How should the nurse best determine the correct length of the nasogastric tube? A) Place distal tip to nose, then ear tip and end of xiphoid process. B) Instruct the patient to lie prone and measure tip of nose to umbilical area. C) Insert the tube into the patients nose until secretions can be aspirated. D) Obtain an order from the physician for the length of tube...

Hiatal hernia (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What is a sliding esophageal hiatal hernia? Both the stomach and GE junction herniate into the thorax via the esophageal hiatus; also known as type I hiatal hernia What is the incidence of hiatal hernia? 90% of all hiatal hernias What are the symptoms of hiatal hernia? Most patients are asymptomatic, but the condition can cause reflux, dysphagia (from inflammatory edema), esophagitis, and pulmonar...

PAEA General Surgery EOR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass what are the 2 conditions under the inflammatory bowel disease umbrella? - Answer- 1. ulcerative colitis 2. crohn's dz in comparing ulcerative colitis and crohn's dz, which is: -limited to the colon w/ rectum always involved *VS* mouth to anus -transmural *VS* mucosa/submucosa involved -LLQ *VS* RLQ pain -bloody diarrhea *VS* non -complications of perianal dz, strictures, fistulas & granulomas *VS* colon cancer & toxic me...

Hernias (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What type of inguinal hernia is felt on the side of the finger during exam? Direct What type of inguinal hernia is felt on the tip of the finger during exam? Indirect Will umbilical hernias in children <12 months old usually resolve on their own? Yes Risk factors for ventral hernia? Abdominal surgery - Age - Obesity - Wound infection - Surgical drains What is the Dx and treatment? Stomach herniated ...

Hernias (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What type of inguinal hernia is felt on the side of the finger during exam? Direct What type of inguinal hernia is felt on the tip of the finger during exam? Indirect Will umbilical hernias in children <12 months old usually resolve on their own? Yes Risk factors for ventral hernia? Abdominal surgery - Age - Obesity - Wound infection - Surgical drains What is the Dx and treatment? Stomach herniated ...

SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST BOOK EXAM STUDY GUIDE: General Surgery (Q + A) 100% CORRECT 299. During a Whipple procedure, which of the following surgical maneuvers is performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum? - Correct Answer-Kocher Which site is used for autotransplanting one ormore of the parathyroid glands? - Correct Answer- Forearm A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is: - Correct Answer-Contamination 302. Which nerve is at the greatest risk f...

PAEA General Surgery EOR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass what are the 2 conditions under the inflammatory bowel disease umbrella? - Answer- 1. ulcerative colitis 2. crohn's dz in comparing ulcerative colitis and crohn's dz, which is: -limited to the colon w/ rectum always involved *VS* mouth to anus -transmural *VS* mucosa/submucosa involved -LLQ *VS* RLQ pain -bloody diarrhea *VS* non -complications of perianal dz, strictures, fistulas & granulomas *VS* colon cancer & toxic me...

NURS 487 Gi disfunction Exam Questions With Correct Answers Nausea - answerfeeling of discomfort in the epigastrium with a conscious desire to vomit. Vomiting - answerforceful ejection of partially digested food and secretions (emesis) from the upper GI tract. regurgitation - answerprocess in which partially digested food is slowly brought up from the stomach. Retching or vomiting seldom precedes it. projectile vomiting - answervery forceful expulsion of stomach contents without nausea an...