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gastrointestinal tract - Answer-The stomach and intestine as a functional unit. What are the functions of the GI System? - Answer-Secretion Digestion Absorption Motility Elimination gastro - Answer-pertaining to the stomach esophago - Answer-pertaining to the esophagus chole - Answe...

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Pathophysiology Exam 3 The
Gastrointestinal System Questions and
Answers
gastrointestinal tract - Answer-The stomach and intestine as a functional unit.

What are the functions of the GI System? - Answer-Secretion
Digestion
Absorption
Motility
Elimination

gastro - Answer-pertaining to the stomach

esophago - Answer-pertaining to the esophagus

chole - Answer-pertaining to the gallbladder

hematemesis - Answer-bloody emesis (vomiting)

melena - Answer-Black tarry stool

hematochezia - Answer-bright red blood from rectum (stool)

steatorrhea - Answer-fat in stool

occult blood - Answer-amount of blood in normal appearing stool

Clinical Manifestations of the Gastrointestinal Tract: - Answer-Emesis
Diarrhea
Anorexia
Constipation
Abdominal pain
Gastrointestinal bleeding

emesis - Answer-vomiting; nausea and retching, projectile vomiting

Upper GI - Answer-mouth to stomach/duodenum

Lower GI - Answer-jejunum, ileum, colon, rectum

What are four types of peptic ulcer diseases? - Answer-esophageal, gastric, duodenal,
and stress ulcer

, Peptic Ulcer Disease - Answer-A break or ulceration in the protective mucosal lining of
the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum; can be single or multiple, acute or
chronic, and superficial or deep

In peptic ulcers, infection of the gastric and duodenal mucosa can occur with what? -
Answer-Helicobacter pyloric (H. pylori)

Peptic Ulcer Disease Risk Factors: - Answer-Infection of the gastric and duodenal
mucosa with Helicobacter pyloric
Chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
Smoking
Alcohol
Advanced aging
Chronic diseases, such as emphysema, rheumatoid arthritis, cirrhosis, and obesity and
diabetes

True or False: Peptic Ulcers occur in the stomach (gastric) or the duodenum (duodenal)
but never in both. - Answer-False. They can occur in both the stomach (gastric) or
duodenum (duodenal).

gastric ulcer - Answer-ulcer located in the stomach; pain is more frequent and occurs
immediately or soon after eating

What is the major cause of gastric ulcers? - Answer-the use of chronic NSAIDS
(Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and H. pylori

Gastric ulcers can cause what? - Answer-anorexia, vomiting, weight loss, and tend to
be chronic

duodenal ulcer - Answer-ulcer located in the duodenum; chronic intermittent pain; pain
usually 2-3 hours after eating, often at night

How is the pain relieved when a patient has a duodenal ulcer? - Answer-pain relieved
by eating

True or False: Bleeding is common with duodenal ulcers. - Answer-True.

Duodenal ulcers are more common in a patient that has which type of blood? - Answer-
Type O

stress ulcers - Answer-acute gastric mucosal lesions occuring after medical crisis or
trauma, bedrest; acute form of peptic ulcer disease

Stress Ulcers accompany severe illness such as: - Answer-multi system failure, trauma,
neural injury, severe burns, heart failure, sepsis, hemorrhage

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