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pH reliant

enzymes have to have specific pH to work

coffee ground vomitus

gastric ulcer tiny blood clots

perforated ulcer

eats a hole in stomach wall

paritonitis

inflammation of the peritoneum

gastropexy

surgical fixation of the stomach

enteric flora

normal bacteria of the small intestine

enteritis

inflammation of the small intestine

GI absorption

mesenteric veins->portal veins->liver

anastamosis

surgical joining between tubular structures

melena

abnormally dark feces containing blood

constipation

absence of parastalsis

fiber

non digestible plant material

abdominocentesis

needle and syringe into all 4 abdominal compartments

autotransfusion

collecting blood that spilled into the abdomen and put back into patient

septicemia

bacteria in blood

hyperparastalsis

parastalsis contracting faster than normal

enterotomy

removal of foreign body

enteroanastamosis

rejoin tubes of small intestine

intussusception

telescoping of an intestine on itself

ascites

fluid in the abdomen

adhesion

scar tissue attaches to omentum

nocturia

frequent urination at night

diabetic ketoacidosis

burn fat produces byproduct

hypoglycemia

decreased blood sugar level

diabetes mellitus

no insulin

glycosuria

sugar in urine

glycogen

storage sugar in liver and muscles

hyperglycemia

elevated levels of sugar in the bloodstream

choleocystectomy

removal of the gall bladder

macrophage

larger eaters

icteris

(jaundice) yellowing(liver problem)

pitting adema

body not producing enough albumen

hepatic coma

elevated level of NH3

cirrhosis

liver can't break down things because hepatacytes have been replaced with scar tissue

emolsifier

breaks down oi

emolsification

bile breaks down into tiny droplets

emphysemia

loss of yellow elastic connective tissue

gas exchange

diffusion in aveolar sacs

cyanosis

^CO2 vO2 abnormal blue coloring

apnea

no breathing

dyspnea

hard time breathing

eupnea

normal respiration

atelectasis

collapsed lung

hyperkalemia

elevated potassium in the bloodstream (something wrong with the kidneys)

H2CO3

carbonic acid

Ecchocardiography

measurement of air taken into lungs

thoracocentesis

Surgical puncture in thorax to remove gas or fluid

thoracotomy

cutting intercostal space spread the rib

heparin

pleura and peritoneum contain this that prevents clotting

pulmonary compliance

lungs less elastic contain CO2

LHF

congestive heart failure

function of the stomach

breakdown dietary proteins


breaks food particles into smaller sizes

HCL

causes acid environment

pepsinogen

breaks long proteins into polypeptides

gastric pathology vomiting

viral


bacterial


foreign bodies

function of peritoneum

prevent friction and inflammation

spleen

Upper left quadrant


filters and stores blood

function of mesentary

prevent entanglement of intestine


blood supply to the intestine

function of omentum

prevents gut entanglment


reabsorb water and blood to blood stream


bandaid adhere to any inflamed structure

NaHCO3

breaksdown HCL product carbonic acid

trypsin

breaksdown dietary protein to produce amino acids

lipase

breasdown dietary lipids to produce fatty acids

amylase

breaksdown dietary carbohydrates to produce glucose

symptoms of diabetes melltus

-hyperglycemia and glycosuria


-polyuria and polydipsia


-nocturia


-weight gain


-ravenous appetite


-loose weight later on in the disease

liver is in what quadrant

upper left and upper right quadrant

gall bladder is in what quadrant

upper right quadrant


stores bile

portal vein

carries unfiltered blood from all abdominal viscera directly to liver

hepatic vein

transporting filtered blood back to heart connect to vena cava

5 functions of liver

-storage


-protein synthesis


-biotransformation


-filtration


-production of bile


diaphragm


primary muscle of respirations

media stinum

divides left and right halves of the lungs to prevent infections from going to the other side or the other lung collapsing

function of pleura

reduce friction in the chest wall

diaphretic hernia

tear of diaphragm anything can move into the chest cavity

what controls respiration

tital volume


how much the lungs take in

minute volume

resperationsXtital vol.(cc)

blood pH

7.4+/-.2

function of lungs

gas exchange


regulates blood pH

respiratory alicalosis

vCO2 vH2CO3 pH^


hyper ventilation

respiratory acidosis

^CO2 ^H2CO3 vpH ^K+

what can cause respiratory acidosis

1. pneumothorax


2. pyothorax


3. hemothorax


4. hydrothorax


5. chylothorax


6. pneumonia


7. emphysemia


8. obstructed airway


9. asphyxiation


10. drowning