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pH reliant |
enzymes have to have specific pH to work |
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coffee ground vomitus |
gastric ulcer tiny blood clots |
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perforated ulcer |
eats a hole in stomach wall |
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paritonitis |
inflammation of the peritoneum |
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gastropexy |
surgical fixation of the stomach |
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enteric flora |
normal bacteria of the small intestine |
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enteritis |
inflammation of the small intestine |
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GI absorption |
mesenteric veins->portal veins->liver |
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anastamosis |
surgical joining between tubular structures |
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melena |
abnormally dark feces containing blood |
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constipation |
absence of parastalsis |
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fiber |
non digestible plant material |
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abdominocentesis |
needle and syringe into all 4 abdominal compartments |
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autotransfusion |
collecting blood that spilled into the abdomen and put back into patient |
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septicemia |
bacteria in blood |
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hyperparastalsis |
parastalsis contracting faster than normal |
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enterotomy |
removal of foreign body |
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enteroanastamosis |
rejoin tubes of small intestine |
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intussusception |
telescoping of an intestine on itself |
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ascites |
fluid in the abdomen |
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adhesion |
scar tissue attaches to omentum |
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nocturia |
frequent urination at night |
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diabetic ketoacidosis |
burn fat produces byproduct |
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hypoglycemia |
decreased blood sugar level |
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diabetes mellitus |
no insulin |
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glycosuria |
sugar in urine |
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glycogen |
storage sugar in liver and muscles |
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hyperglycemia |
elevated levels of sugar in the bloodstream |
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choleocystectomy |
removal of the gall bladder |
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macrophage |
larger eaters |
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icteris |
(jaundice) yellowing(liver problem) |
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pitting adema |
body not producing enough albumen |
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hepatic coma |
elevated level of NH3 |
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cirrhosis |
liver can't break down things because hepatacytes have been replaced with scar tissue |
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emolsifier |
breaks down oi |
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emolsification |
bile breaks down into tiny droplets |
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emphysemia |
loss of yellow elastic connective tissue |
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gas exchange |
diffusion in aveolar sacs |
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cyanosis |
^CO2 vO2 abnormal blue coloring |
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apnea |
no breathing |
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dyspnea |
hard time breathing |
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eupnea |
normal respiration |
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atelectasis |
collapsed lung |
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hyperkalemia |
elevated potassium in the bloodstream (something wrong with the kidneys) |
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H2CO3 |
carbonic acid |
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Ecchocardiography |
measurement of air taken into lungs |
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thoracocentesis |
Surgical puncture in thorax to remove gas or fluid |
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thoracotomy |
cutting intercostal space spread the rib |
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heparin |
pleura and peritoneum contain this that prevents clotting |
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pulmonary compliance |
lungs less elastic contain CO2 |
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LHF |
congestive heart failure |
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function of the stomach |
breakdown dietary proteins breaks food particles into smaller sizes |
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HCL |
causes acid environment |
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pepsinogen |
breaks long proteins into polypeptides |
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gastric pathology vomiting |
viral bacterial foreign bodies |
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function of peritoneum |
prevent friction and inflammation |
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spleen |
Upper left quadrant filters and stores blood |
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function of mesentary |
prevent entanglement of intestine blood supply to the intestine |
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function of omentum |
prevents gut entanglment reabsorb water and blood to blood stream bandaid adhere to any inflamed structure |
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NaHCO3 |
breaksdown HCL product carbonic acid |
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trypsin |
breaksdown dietary protein to produce amino acids |
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lipase |
breasdown dietary lipids to produce fatty acids |
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amylase |
breaksdown dietary carbohydrates to produce glucose |
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symptoms of diabetes melltus |
-hyperglycemia and glycosuria -polyuria and polydipsia -nocturia -weight gain -ravenous appetite -loose weight later on in the disease |
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liver is in what quadrant |
upper left and upper right quadrant |
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gall bladder is in what quadrant |
upper right quadrant stores bile |
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portal vein |
carries unfiltered blood from all abdominal viscera directly to liver |
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hepatic vein |
transporting filtered blood back to heart connect to vena cava |
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5 functions of liver |
-storage -protein synthesis -biotransformation -filtration -production of bile
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diaphragm
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primary muscle of respirations |
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media stinum |
divides left and right halves of the lungs to prevent infections from going to the other side or the other lung collapsing |
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function of pleura |
reduce friction in the chest wall |
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diaphretic hernia |
tear of diaphragm anything can move into the chest cavity |
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what controls respiration |
tital volume how much the lungs take in |
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minute volume |
resperationsXtital vol.(cc) |
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blood pH |
7.4+/-.2 |
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function of lungs |
gas exchange regulates blood pH |
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respiratory alicalosis |
vCO2 vH2CO3 pH^ hyper ventilation |
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respiratory acidosis |
^CO2 ^H2CO3 vpH ^K+ |
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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 |