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Acute onset of severe pain and vomiting suggests what? + Peritoneal irritation + Acute gastric or intestinal obstruction + Pancreaticobiliary disease (McPhee p 588) Persistent vomiting suggests what? + Pregnancy + Gastric outlet obstruction + Gastroparesis + Intestinal dysmotility + Psychogenic disorders + CNS or systemic disorders (McPhee p 589) Vomiting in the morning suggests what? + Pregnancy + Uremia + ETOH intake + ↑ ICP Vomiting after meals sugges...

Gi disorders may result in - -fear of eating -excessive or delayed motility -maldigestion -diarrhea -constipation -steatorrhea gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - -symptoms of heartburn -reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus and mouth -severity classifications: based on presence of erosive disease -incidence: 18-28% of North American population presentation of GERD - -discomfort during or after eating -nocturnal GERD: associated with severe esophagitis and barret esop...

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Mesenteric infarction - Patient presents with mid epigastric pain, LUQ radiating to back, mild to very severe pain. Also has associated nausea and vomiting diaphoresis, pain is worse with lying supine. Physical assessment shows diminished bowel sounds and abdominal arteriogram. Urinary stones/kidney stones - Patient presents with a colicky flank pain progressing to constant and severe radiating to the groin in both lower quadrant, patient has associated nausea vomiting fever chills and abdomi...

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Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate, sulfsalazine, and cyclosporin are used to control which MSK conditions? - Psoriatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis A male patient contracted chlamydia 1 month ago as well as inflammatory diarrhea cultured with campylobacter (gram - bacteria). He urgently makes an appointment as he is having joint pain that is asymmetric involving his lower body and back, his eyes are red, and he...

What type of fibers stimulate the salivary glands? Cholinergic fibers What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? The lower third What artery provides blood to the stomach? Celiac artery What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach contraction? Secretin Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and produces acid in the antrum, duodenum, and pancreas by G-cells Which cells of the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and i...

Mesenteric infarction - Patient presents with mid epigastric pain, LUQ radiating to back, mild to very severe pain. Also has associated nausea and vomiting diaphoresis, pain is worse with lying supine. Physical assessment shows diminished bowel sounds and abdominal arteriogram. Urinary stones/kidney stones - Patient presents with a colicky flank pain progressing to constant and severe radiating to the groin in both lower quadrant, patient has associated nausea vomiting fever chills and abdomina...

mesenteric infarction - Patient presents with mid epigastric pain, LUQ radiating to back, mild to very severe pain. Also has associated nausea and vomiting diaphoresis, pain is worse with lying supine. Physical assessment shows diminished bowel sounds and abdominal arteriogram. Urinary stones/kidney stones - Patient presents with a colicky flank pain progressing to constant and severe radiating to the groin in both lower quadrant, patient has associated nausea vomiting fever chills and ...

Anti-diarrheals Stops further occurrence of diarrhea. Notable medicines are Loperamide "Immodium", Diphenoxylate Hcl with Atropine "Lomotil", Bismuth subsalicylate "Pepto bismul" Pepto s/e: black stools and tongue Laxatives Used to ease or stimulate defecation Soften the stool Increase stool volume Hasten fecal passage through the intestine Facilitate evacuation from the rectum *Misuse comes from misconceptions of what constitutes normal bowel function Fiber Laxatives...