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29 Cards in this Set
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
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backward flow of gastrointestinal contents into esophagus
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reflux?
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backward flow
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reflux esophagitis?
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inflammation of esophagus due to GERD
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Barrett's epithelium?
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columnar epithelium used by body during healing of damaged esophagus in place of the original squamous cell epithelium
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regurgitation?
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reflux of gastrointestinal contents into throat
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water brash?
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reflex salivary hypersecretion occuring in response to reflux
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dysphagia?
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difficulty swallowing
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odynophagia?
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pain during swallowing
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eructation?
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belching
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24-hour ambulatory pH monitoring?
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24 hour monitoring of the pH in the esophagus to test for GERD
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esophageal manometry?
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measurement of lower esophageal sphincter pressure and peristalsis to test for GERD
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hiatal hernias?
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protrusion of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm into the thorax
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Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF)?
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most common surgical technique for repairing hiatal hernias
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gas bloat syndrome?
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complication of LNF surgery in which clients are unable to voluntarily belch
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aerophagia?
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air swallowing
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achalasia?
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esophageal motility disorder resulting from esophageal denervation
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denervation?
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loss of nerve impulse passage
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halitosis?
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foul mouth odor
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subcutaneous emphysema?
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air under the skin
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hemoptysis?
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coughing up blood
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esophagomyotomy?
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treatment for achalasia involving an incision in the LES to facilitate the passage of food through the esophagus
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fundoplication?
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antireflux wrap
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metastasize?
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spread through the body
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multimodal therapies?
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treatment involving multiple therapies
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esophagectomy?
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removal of all or part of the esophagus
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esophagogastrostomy?
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removal of part of the esophagus and proximal stomach
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colon interposition?
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substitution of part of the colon for the esophagus
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vagotomy syndrome?
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result of interruption of vagal fibers to the abdominal viscera during surgery
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diverticula?
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sacs resulting from the herniation of esophageal mucosa and submucosa into surrounding tissue
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