It is the expulsion of gas from the stomach out through the mouth. Immediate attention advised when associated with abdominal pain.
What is belching/burping?
100
An open lesion that develops in the lining of the stomach or in the upper part of the small intestine.
What is peptic ulcer?
100
It is the name of the nursing diagnosis approved by NANDA International, in this case "acute pain" and is the problem in the PES format.
What is a diagnostic label/statement?
100
A general practitioner in Greece treated PUD patients with this medicine that inhibits growth of or destroys microorganisms.
What is antibiotic?
100
When the patient is not knowledgeable of what they have or what is happening to them, it is the nurse's role to be an educator and do this.
What is patient teaching?
200
This symptom is felt anywhere between the navel and breastbone.
What is abdominal discomfort or pain?
200
This fluid stimulates gastric acid production and irritates gastric mucosa.
What is alcohol or coffee?
200
Though not as accurate as the stool test, the blood test detects the presence of H. pylori antibodies, also called this.
What are immunoglobulins?
200
Barry Marshall did an experiment to prove H. pylori causes peptic ulcers by drinking from this plastic or glass material containing a culture extracted from patient.
What is petri dish?
200
It is the reason for choosing the interventions and writing the evidence behind it.
What is scientific rationale?
300
Nausea is an uneasiness of the stomach that precedes in this action.
What is vomiting?
300
This bacteria releases a toxin that destroys the duodenal mucosa.
What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)?
300
With this diagnostic test a specimen is collected and it checks for Helicobacter pylori antigen.
What is stool test/sample?
300
prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infections is higher in these impoverish areas.
What are third world countries?
300
A type of food in the BRAT diet for peptic ulcer patients (looking for B)
What is banana?
400
Abnormal secretion of the anus.
What is bloody stool?
400
An analgesic, anti-pyretic, and anti-inflammatory drug with overuse can increase the risk of peptic ulcer developing and bleeding.
What is Aspirin or NSAID?
400
This diagnostic technique observes any signs of ulcers with an insertion of a tube and may come with a pH probe.
What is endoscopy/tissue test?
400
Half of the patients with duodenal ulcers have this elevated which is converted to pepsin.
What is plasma pepsinogen?
400
When assessing for pain using the PQRST method, the nurse asks "What makes it better?" (looking for P)
What is Provokes?
500
In Peptic Ulcer Disease there are signs and symptoms of weight loss. (looking for true or false)
What is true?
500
This is a rare cause that causes stomach to produce too much acid harming the lining.
What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
500
In the breath test, the client swallows this type of capsule or dinks solution containng this in order to see if H. pylori is present.
What is carbon 13-urea?
500
This is the approximate number of people that have active peptic ulcers in the US.
What is 4 million?
500
Among the nursing interventions, name two complications mentioned for Peptic Ulcer Disease.
What is fluid-electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, food intolerances, hematemesis, or weight loss?