Gastrointestinal Disorders

Front 1

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

Back 1

respirations

Front 2

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

Back 2

ileocecal valve

Front 3

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

Back 3

glycogen

Front 4

Glycogen is stored in the _____.

Back 4

Liver

Front 5

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

Back 5

gastrostomy

Front 6

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

Back 6

Diverticula

Front 7

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

Back 7

Pilonidal sinuses

Front 8

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

Back 8

2.5

jaundice

Front 9

yellowing of the skin and sclera indicate what condition:

Back 9

jaundice

Front 10

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

Back 10

Coffee

Front 11

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

Back 11

corticosteriods

Front 12

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.

Back 12

double-barrel

Front 13

The appetite center is located in the ____

Back 13

hypothalamus

Front 14

Esophageal cancer affects ____ more.

Back 14

women

Front 15

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

Back 15

proton pump

Front 16

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

Back 16

laxatives

Front 17

The incident of gallstones is greater in ____

Back 17

women

Front 18

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

Back 18

Prostaglandin E

Front 19

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

Back 19

Diverticulum

Front 20

The obstruction that results from a hard mass of feces

Back 20

Fecalith

Front 21

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

Back 21

Peritonitis

Front 22

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

Back 22

Choledocholithiasis

Front 23

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

Back 23

stomal necrosis

Front 24

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

Back 24

Liver

Front 25

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

Back 25

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD)

Front 26

Clay-colored or light stools

Back 26

icteric phase of hepatitis

Front 27

Enlargement of the spleen

Back 27

Prodromal phase of hepatitis

Front 28

Liver enlargement is which phrase of hepatitis

Back 28

Posticteric

Front 29

Virus present in blood is what phrase of hepatitis

Back 29

Incubation

Front 30

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

Back 30

tell the pt. not to drink alcohol

Front 31

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

Back 31

to use birth control

Front 32

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

Back 32

give the pt a blanket

Front 33

what color is the urine with cholelithiasis

Back 33

dark brown

Front 34

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

Back 34

increase thrist,appetite,urine output and decrease in wt

Front 35

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

Back 35

esophageal varices

Front 36

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

Back 36

choledocholithiasis

Front 37

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

Back 37

peritonitis

Front 38

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

Back 38

biliary cirrhosis

Front 39

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

Back 39

jaundice

Front 40

An internal reservoir for the storage of GI effluent

Back 40

Continent ileostomy

Front 41

cholecystokinin

Back 41

gallbladder peptide hormone secreted by the duodenum

Front 42

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

Back 42

fats