Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 Study Guide
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Acute glomerulonephritis -✔ inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli
Ascites -✔ accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cholecystitis -✔ inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of
the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic
Cholelithiasis -✔ stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain substances reach a high
concentration in bile and produce crystals
Cirrhosis -✔ diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and alteration of normal liver
architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
Duodenal ulcer -✔ chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome -✔ disorder of intestinal mobility
Lipase -✔ enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis -✔ muscular contractions that move products of digestion through the alimentary
canal
Peritoneum -✔ serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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Primary hepatocellular carcinoma -✔ frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis, approximately
20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis -✔ infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyloric stenosis -✔ hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to obstruction of the
pyloric sphincter
Pylorus -✔ distal section of the stomach
Reflux -✔ backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower esophagus
Renal abscess -✔ localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the kidney
Renal calculi -✔ stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a physiochemical process
associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance -✔ sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
Tympany -✔ low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the surface of a large,
air-containing space
Volvulus -✔ twisting of the intestine resulting in an obstruction
Right upper quadrant -✔ Issues with liver, gall bladder, tip of right kidney, diaphragm
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