GI/Hepatobiliary/Pancreas
The term for difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia?
The pancreatic hormone that decreases blood glucose.
What is insulin?
This is a reduced or lost pain sensation.
What is analgesia?
Motor neurons and the group of muscle fibers it innervates.
What is a motor unit?
This is a deprivation of oxygen with maintained blood flow.
What is hypoxia?
Esophageal lacerations seen in chronic alcoholism.
What is Mallory-Weiss Syndrome?
This disorder occurs from an absolute insulin deficiency.
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
The type of headache that may be preceded by visual or speech disturbances.
What is a migraine?
This is a weakness or incomplete loss of strength.
What is paresis?
A situation of greatly reduced or interrupted blood flow.
What is ischemia?
This is often linked to Barrett's esophagus, GERD, smoking, alcohol use.
What is esophageal cancer?
The three "polys" noted in the diagnosis of Type II DM.
What are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?
The most common type of headache and has a dull, aching, hatband distribution.
What is a tension headache?
This is the absence of muscle tone.
What is flaccidity?
This happens when the brain pushes from higher-pressure regions to lower-pressure regions.
What is herniation?
This disorder is typically cause by food workers who do not wash their hands after using the restroom.
What is Hepatitis A?
This complication of diabetes includes a tingling sensation of the feet.
What is neuropathy?
Pain perceived at a site different than the origin but innervated by the same spinal segment.
What is referred pain?
This describes the wasting away of muscle.
What is atrophy?
Posturing in which the upper arms are held at sides with elbows, wrists, and fingers flexed. Legs are extended and internally rotated, feet are plantar flexed.
What is decorticate?
These can occur in hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, and euthyroid states.
What are goiters?
The disorder that occurs when a patient has a fruity breath, Kussmaul breathing pattern and a blood glucose of >250.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
The maximum intensity or duration of pain that a person is willing to endure before the person wants something done about the pain.
What is pain tolerance?
This results in a wide-based staggering, lurching, and uncontrolled gait.
What is cerebellar ataxia?
The scale that measures LOC based on eye movements, motor response and verbal response.
What is the Glascow-Coma Scale?