Upper GI System
An opening which allows ingestion of food and or drinks.
what is the mouth?
Distention, scars, and color.
What is the "inspection" part of the assessment process?
Loss of appetite with no desire for food.
What is anorexia?
View of liver, pancreas, and biliary system.
What is an ERCP? (endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography)
Bowel spasms, inflammation, mucus/bloody stool.
What is Crohn's disease?
This part of the brain tells the body you are satisfied with sufficient food intake.
What is the hypothalamus?
Dull sounds are heard over the flank area in clients with ascites.
The fluidity of defecation.
What is diarrhea?
A visual look at 3 structures of the GI system.
What is an EGD? (esophagus, gastric, duodenum)
Buldging pouches in the GI wall can lead to trapped food leading to an obstruction.
What is diverticular disease?
Commonly called the throat.
What is the pharynx?
Affirmation of enlarged organs and or tenderness.
What is the "palpation" phase of GI assessment?
When projectile, the nurse suspects a CNS abnormality is the cause.
What is projectile vomiting?
Visual exam of the large intestines.
What is a colonoscopy?
An increase of abd pressure and esophageal irritation resulting in burning epigastric pain.
What is GERD? (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Clients with liver cirrhosis may develop ulcers in the lining of this structure.
What is the esophagus?
Hypoactive bowel sounds caused by the presence of a paralytic ileus.
What is part of the "auscultation" assessment process?
The manifestation of undigested food particles.
What is regurgitation vomiting?
Extraction of gastric tissue for testing of malignancy.
What is a biopsy?
Constipation, diarrhea, or mixed symptoms any of the following can lead to this syndrome.
What is irritable bowel syndrome?
The place where churning action of muscle occurs when food is broken down, as acids and enzymes are released.
What is the stomach?
Rigid distended abdomen.
What is suspected assessment of abdominal bleeding?
The urge to vomit (may or may not vomit) with increased saliva.
What are signs of nausea?
What is an O&P? (ova and parasites)
Gastric perforation, hemorrhage, peritonitis, or shock are complications of this disease.
What is peptic ulcer disease?