Gastrointestinal Disorders

During an endoscopic procedure, the nurse monitors _____ and vital signs.

respirations

The _____ lies at the distal end of the small intestine and regulates the flow of the intestinal contents.

ileocecal valve

Curing periods of reduced food consumption, most people have a sufficient reserve of stored _____.

glycogen

Glycogen is stored in the _____.

Liver

A _____ is performed by inserting a tuble that enters the stomach through a surgically created opening into the abdomianl wall called ______.

gastrostomy

_______ are pouches caused by herniation of the mucosa through a weakened portion of the muscular coat of the intestine or other structure.

Diverticula

Dilated pits of the hair follicles in the sinus are a unique characteristic of ______.

Pilonidal sinuses

If the client's serum bilirubin level >____mg/dl, _____ is visible.

2.5

jaundice

yellowing of the skin and sclera indicate what condition:

jaundice

____ causes a significant increase in the hormone that stimulates gallbladder contraction.

Coffee

Adrenal crisis is potentially life-threatening and can result from the abrupt withdrawal of ___ in a client who is to undergo ileostomy.

corticosteriods

A _____ ____ colostomy is often temporary and usually performed to rest a portion of the bowl to treat a disorder, such as chronic constipation or inflammatory bowel disease.

double-barrel

The appetite center is located in the ____

hypothalamus

Esophageal cancer affects ____ more.

women

The nurse advises the client to avoid ____ ____ inhibitors for 2 weeks to facilitate the PY test.

proton pump

Habitual use of _____ can decrease muscle tone in the large intestine, resulting in constipation.

laxatives

The incident of gallstones is greater in ____

women

A lipid compound secreted in the stomach that promotes the production of mucus.

Prostaglandin E

A sac or pouch in one or more layers of the wall of an organ or structure.

Diverticulum

The obstruction that results from a hard mass of feces

Fecalith

The conditon in which the serous sac lining the abdomianl cavity become inflamed

Peritonitis

The condition in which stones are located in the common bile duct

Choledocholithiasis

The conditon that develops if a prolapsed ileostomy is not promptly and skillfully managed

stomal necrosis

Assist the client to a supine postion with a rolled towel beneath the right lower ribs in a ____ biopsy.

Liver

Instruct the client to gargle or spray with a local anesthetic for a :

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD)

Clay-colored or light stools

icteric phase of hepatitis

Enlargement of the spleen

Prodromal phase of hepatitis

Liver enlargement is which phrase of hepatitis

Posticteric

Virus present in blood is what phrase of hepatitis

Incubation

A pt. with cirrhosis is at risk for developing esophageal varices what instruction should the nurse implement:

tell the pt. not to drink alcohol

A female client with chronic Hep C is prescribed interferon, what information does the pt need:

to use birth control

A client is shivering after surgery for a liver disorder what intervention should be done

give the pt a blanket

what color is the urine with cholelithiasis

dark brown

a pt. has chronic pancreatitis and has developed secondary diabetes what are the symptoms:

increase thrist,appetite,urine output and decrease in wt

extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the esophagus. They are most often a consequence of portal hypertension, such as may be seen with cirrhosis; patients with ________ _____have a strong tendency to develop bleeding

esophageal varices

The condition in which stones are located in the common bile duct

choledocholithiasis

The condition in which the serous sac lining and the abdomianl cavity become inflamed

peritonitis

The type of cirrhosis in which scarring occurs around the bile ducts in the liver

biliary cirrhosis

if a serum bilirubin is above 2.5mg/dl this indicates

jaundice

An internal reservoir for the storage of GI effluent

Continent ileostomy

cholecystokinin

gallbladder peptide hormone secreted by the duodenum

the bile secreted from the gallbladder helps with the digestion of _____

fats