Some Upper Disorders
Common cause of Peptic Ulcer Disease and risk for stomach cancer
What is H. pylori
The nurse must teach proper food handling and hand washing to clients to avoid this disorder
What is gastritis
Bowel sounds are high-pitched/tinkling
What is a mechanical intestinal obstruction
Transmitted through IV drug use/sharing needles, blood transfusions, and develops in baby boomers up to 20 years after being infected.
What is Hepatitis C
Part of the stomach protrudes through an opening of the diaphragm into the thorax
What is hiatal hernia
Signs and symptoms of RUQ and epigastric pain that occurs suddenly after a meal high in fat.
What is cholelithiasis
Gastric secretions reflux into esophagus
What is GERD
Following gastric surgery, the patient is at risk for a problem that will require lifelong B12 injections.
What is Pernicious Anemia
Autoimmune disease characterized by abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, and "skip lesions"
What is Crohn Disease
Weakness in abdominal wall with increased intr-abdominal pressure from coughing, straining, heavy lifting, obesity, or pregnancy.
What is an abdominal hernia
Lactulose
What is medication that causes diarrhea, but removes ammonia that causes confusion and possible coma.
A deficiency in an enzyme that helps digest milk sugar causes this disorder
What is lactose intolerance
Signs and symptoms include severe abdominal pain that radiates to the chest, back, and flank, guarding, rigid abdomen, shallow respirations
What is pancreatitis
A pre-cancerous condition due to GERD which changes the tissue of the esophagus cells
What is Barrett's Esophagus
Polyps are a precursor for this disease
What is colorectal cancer
Important to monitor following a Whipple procedure
What is blood glucose