Procedures
Patient is kept NPO until a gag reflex returns.
What is EGD?
Occurs after a total gastrectomy.
What is Vitamin B12 deficiency?
Elevated with an appendicitis
What is WBC
Diet recommended for diverticulosis and diverticulitis
What is a low fiber first then advance to high fiber diet?
Both of theses are exacerbated by stress.
What is ulcerative colitis and Chron's disease? Both are art of IBD
Surgical joining of two ducts.
What is Anastomosis?
Protrusion of the stomach into the lower portion of the thorax.
What is an Hiatal Hernia?
Tests used to diagnose pancreatitis
What are serum amylase and lipase?
Ulcerative colitis may need this electrolyte due to the many loose stools
What is potassium?
A patient has dark yellow urine, low blood pressure, and tented skin.
What are S/S of fluid volume deficit or dehydration?
Enables your physician to examine the pancreatic and bile ducts
What is ERCP?
Functions of the liver that are impaired with hepatitis.
What are vitamin storage, ammonia changed to urea, clotting factors decreased, protein synthesis?
Test performed to identify vitamin K malabsorption with cirrhosis.
What is Prothrombin time?
Treatment for dumping syndrome
What is instructed to lie down for 30 minutes after eating?
Frequent watery stools with possible mucus and blood.
What is ulcerative colitis?
Imaging procedure used to diagnose problems of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
What is a HIDA scan?
A serious complication of a hernia when the blood is cut off.
What is a strangulated hernia?
Test for H. pylori?
What is urea breath test?
A needle is inserted into the abdomen under sterile conditions to remove fluid.
What is an abdominal paracentesis?
A major symptom is incapacitating pain.
What is pancreatitis?
Elicited by firmly placing a hand at the costal margin in the right upper abdominal quadrant and asking the patient to breathe deeply.
What is Murphy's sign?
Pain in the right upper abdomen radiating to the right shoulder.
What is Cholecystitis?
Lab tests that identify advanced Hepatitis or Cirrhosis.
What are abnormal PT, elevated ammonia levels, decreased albumin, AST, ALT?
You have to compress the bulb to create the negative pressure.
What is a Jackson-Pratt drain?
Dilation of veins in lower esophagus.
What are esophageal varicies?