Secretory diarrhea - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

UTI or Acute Cystitis -Correct Answer - cloudy urine - caused by E. coli Pancreatitis -Correct Answer is caused by: - gallstones (bile duct disorder) - alcohol Rickets -Correct Answer - a term used for osteomalacia in CHILDREN - usually due to inadequate or lack of Vitamin D Appendicitis -Correct Answer - pain in the lower right quadrant (LRQ) Peptic Ulcer (Gastric) -Correct Answer - occult blood in stool - coffee-ground vomitus (coffee grains in the vomit) Sprain -Correct An...

Upper GI organs - Answer-mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Lower GI organs - Answer-small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus Hepatoportal circulation - Answer-hepatic artery receives oxygenated blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and delivers nutrients that have been absorbed from the intestinal system Osmotic diarrhea - Answe...

Anterior Pituitary Gland • Growth Hormone (Somatotropin) - Growth of bones, muscles, and other organs • Thyroid-Stimulating (TSH) - Growth and secretory activity of thyroid gland • Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) - growth and secretory activity of adrenal cortex • Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) • Luteinizing Hormone (LH) • Prolactin Hormone (PH) Posterior Pituitary Gland The hormones are made in the Hypothalamus and stored here • Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH) - also kno...

occult GI bleed - not visible bleeding resulting in iron deficiency. common with colon cancer Hematemesis - bright red, bloody emesis=emergent upper GI bleed Coffee ground emesis - indicative of a slow upper GI bleed and is not emergent melena stool - black tarry stool, indicator of an upper GI bleed Hematochezia - presence of bright red blood in the stools. suggests the bleed is in the lower GI tract secretory diarrhea - results from large volume losses secondary to infectious causes ...

Another word for indigestion dyspepsia = a symptom Main causes of dyspepsia stomach ulcer or acid reflux PUD or GERD Patients who should have an endoscopy due to dyspepsia? > 60 yo younger if have alarm symptoms Patients who test negative for h. pylori or was treated for h. pylori and still have not improved after it was eradicated should be treated with what? trial empiric PPI increased visceral afferent sensitivity, gastric delayed emptying or impaired acco...

NURS 5315 GIUpper GI organs - correct answer mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum Lower GI organs - correct answer small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus Hepatoportal circulation - correct answer hepatic artery receives oxygenated blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein and delivers nutrients that have been absorbed from the intest...

Select all of the following gastrointestinal effects of opiods. (Select 3) a. decrease GI motility and peristalsis, while reducing secretory activity b. increase GI motility and peristalsis, while increasing secretory activity c. constipation and post-op ileus d. diarrhea and bowel cleansing e. dose-dependant increase in biliary duct pressure, sphincter of Oddi and urinary sphincter tone f. dose-dependant decrease in biliary duct pressure, sphincter of Oddi and urinary sphincter tone corre...

What is the smallest functional unit of the Kidney? correct answer: Nephron What enzyme is in secretory granules? correct answer: Renin During Glomerular Filtration, what forces fluids and solutes through? correct answer: Hydrostatic pressure What are the 2 ways the body gets rid of acid? correct answer: pee it out or breath it out what is the net outward force for Net Filtration Pressure? correct answer: 10 mm Hg What inhibits the posterior pituitary from releasing ADH? corr...

GNUR 293- Module 13 (Gastrointestinal disorders) Questions With 100% Verified Solution A+ Grade The diarrhea seen within inflammatory bowel disease is primarily an example of? a. Osmotic diarrhea b. Secretory diarrhea c. Exudative diarrhea d. Diarrhea due to increased motility - CORRECT ANSA common cause of stomatitis seen in immunosuppressed patients is? a. Candida albicans infection b. Vitamin deficiency c. Exposure to chemical irritants d. Gastroesophageal reflux - CORRECT ANS...

UTA Nurs 5315 Gastrointestinal review questionsWhere in the brain is the vomiting center located? - correct answer Medulla oblongata Antiemetic agents, such as domperidone and haloperidol, are antagonists for which receptors? - correct answer Dopamine What type of vomiting is caused by the direct stimulation of the vomiting center by neurologic lesions involving the brainstem? - correct answer Projectile Considering the normal frequency of bowel evacuation, how infrequently can evacuati...