Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Medications
Nursing Management
Treatments
100

When gastric mucosa is damaged, one or more of these may form

What are peptic ulcers?

100

The medical term for dark stools indicative of an upper GI bleed 

What is melena?

100

A class of medications often ending in “-prazole”

What are proton pump inhibitors?

100

If a patient takes this type of OTC medication regularly, it may contribute to peptic ulcer disease 

What are NSAIDs?

100

If a patient’s ulcer becomes a gastric outlet obstruction, they may need one of these 

What is an NG tube?

200

Patients should stop this for many reasons, but it is a leading cause of peptic ulcers and other stomach diseases

What is smoking?

200

Emesis containing blood often looks like this 

What are coffee grounds?

200

Sucralfate helps to prevent ulcers by working on what? 

What is the mucosal barrier of the stomach? 

200

Extreme hot/cold foods, spices, coffee, and alcohol 

What are GI irritants/foods to avoid? 

200

Type of procedure which looks at the upper structures of the GI tract 

What is an EGD?
300

These overdilated vessels can be a common cause of upper GI bleeding

What are Esophageal varices?

300

Word meaning “hidden”, used in reference to a diagnostic stool test

What is occult?

300

When taking any medication to decrease stomach acid, what is the patient at a greater risk for? 

What is C. diff?

300

When a patient has indications for a possible GI bleed, this is the type of diet they’ll be on at first 

What is NPO?

300

A vagotomy might help decrease gastric acid, but it can lead to this uncomfortable condition 

What is dumping syndrome?

400

The type of bacteria that is the most common cause of peptic ulcers 

What is H. Pylori?

400

Pain from this type of ulcer may wake the patient at night 

What is a duodenal ulcer? 

400

Budesonide, sulfasalazine, and azathroprine are all used for which class of gastrointestinal diseases?

What is inflammatory bowel disease?

(What are chron‘s/ulcerative colitis?) 

400

In severe cases of GI bleeding, this may be ordered by the physician to give the GI system rest

What is TPN?

400

Procedure where a medication to harden blood vessels is injected 

What is sclerotherapy?

500

This autoimmune disorder is characterized by abdominal pain and frequent episodes of diarrhea containing blood

What is ulcerative colitis?

500

Tachycardia and dizziness are early signs that a patient may be developing this, related to bleeding

What is shock? 

500

First-line medication to vasoconstrict during episodes of variceal bleeding

What is octreotide?

500

Three nursing diagnoses related to GI bleeding.... ready GO! 

What is:

Imbalanced nutrition, Knowledge deficit, activity imbalance, fluid volume deficit, acute pain, ineffective coping, risk for ineffective therapeutic management

500

A procedure where ligature is used to stop bleeding varices

What is esophageal banding?

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