19. Gastrointestinal And Urologic Emergencies

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Abdominal Cavity contains:

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Gastrointestinal System

Genital system

Urinary System

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Injury to a solid organ can cause

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Shock and bleeding

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Breech of a hollow organ can cause

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It's contents to leak and contaminate the abdominal cavity

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Solid organs inclde:

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the liver
the spleen
the pancreas
kidneys
and ovaries

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The hollow organs include:

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the gallblader
the stomach
small intestine
and bladder

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What does the liver do?

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Secrete bile and aid digestion
filters toxic substances
creates glucose

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what does the small intestine do?

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Alot of absorption

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What does the colon (large intestine) do?

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Break down food that was not broken down earlier, absorb water

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What do the kidneys do?

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Filter waste from the blood

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The abdominal cavity is protected by what?

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The peritoneum

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How is peritonitis caused ?

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Foreign material such as blood, pus, or bile irritating the peritoneum.

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What is illeus ?

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paralysis of muscular contractions in the abdomen

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Inflamation of small pockets at weak areas in the muscle walls

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Diverticulitis

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Inflamation of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

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Which nerves supply the parietal peritoneum

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the same nerves that supply the skin of the abdomen

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Which nerves supply the Visceral peritoneum

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the same nerves that supply the automatic nervous system

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Inflammation of the pancreas. Causes pain in the upper left quadrant. Nausea vomiting, and abdominal distention.

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pancreatitis

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Inflamation or infection of the appendix. Causes nausea, vomiting anorexia, fever, chills, rebound tenderness.

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appendicitis

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Bleeding withing the gastrointestinal tract. May be acute or chronic.

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Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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Pain in swallowing, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, sores in mouth. Lining of the esophagus becomes inflamed by infection or acids from the stomach.

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Esophagitis

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Fatigue, Weight loss, jaundice, anorexia, edema, abdominal pain. The capillary network in the esophagus leaks

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Esophageal varices

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When the junction between the esophagus and the stomach tears, induces vomiting

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

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infection from bacterial or viral organisms, or caused by noninfectios conditions. Causes diarrhea

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Gastroeneritis

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Fever, malaise, body aches, and chills. When fecal matter becomes cught in the colon walls causing inflamation and infection.

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Diverticultis

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Bright red blood during defecation cause by swelling and inflamation of blood vessels surronding the rectum.

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Hemmorrhoids

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A UTI can become serious if it spreads to the _____

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Kidneys

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A key player in maintaning homeostasis,when this organ fails uremia result

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Kidneys

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AAA

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening into a body cavity where it does not belong

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Hernia

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What is the only treatment fr chronic kidney failure

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Dialysis

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What position should you transport a patient who has a pulmonary edema

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Upright (fluid in lungs)

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What position shouldyo transport a patient who is in shock?

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Supine

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what organs are in the reroperitoneal space, located directly behind the peritoneum?

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The pancreas
the kidneys
and the ovaries

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Inflamtionof the urinary bladder

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Nephritis

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What position should yo transport mst patients with acte abdomen?

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Lie on their side with knees flexed