Medications
This CLASSIFICATION of medication inhibits gastric acid secretion by blocking H2 receptors.
What are Histamine 2 receptor blockers? Bonus: Give me an example. Pepcid (famotidine), Zantac (ranitidine), Tagamet (cemetidine)
When vomitus contains blood
What is hematemesis?
The client will need to drink a chalky substance and then X-Rays are done while the chalky substance moves through the GI tract.
What is a barium swallow study?
What is Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)?
Food and stool gets trapped in these pouches and once becoming inflamed turn into this disease.
What is diverticulitis?
An example of a Proton Pump Inhibitor that starts with a "p".
What is pantoprazole
While assessing the abdomen of the patient, the nurse should do this first before auscultating.
What is inspect/inspecting?
When a sample of stool is placed on a card to determine if blood is present.
What is stool for occult blood?
A person will experience high left epigastric pain shortly after eating a meal with this type of ulcer.
What is a gastric ulcer?
When the infusion of parenteral nutrition causes a shift of fluid into the vascular system resulting in respiratory and cardiovascular changes.
What is fluid overload?
You will need to take this type of medication in order to treat H. pylori. A simple PPI will not do the trick.
What is an antibiotic? (Amoxil, Biaxin)
When the heart rate is elevated due to hypovolemic shock.
What is tachycardia?
The gag reflex should be assessed before eating following this procedure.
What is EGD?
Pain in the right lower abdominal quadrant may be indicative of this disorder.
What is an appendicitis?
Infection in the abdomen caused by rupture of the appendix.
What is the peritonitis?
This medication dissolves and coats the stomach mucosa.
What is sucralfate?
Where the abdomen is palpated to elicit pain with appendicitis.
What is McBurney's Point?
This procedure is the gold standard screening for colorectal cancer.
What is colonoscopy?
Severe diarrhea and fluid imbalance is characteristic of this disease found in the colon.
What is ulcerative colitis?
Electrolyte imbalance resulting from excessive vomiting.
What is hypokalemia?
This classification of medication used to treat ulcerative colitis can cause hyperglycemia.
What is corticosteroids?
Rigid, ____________ like abdomen caused by perforation.
What is board?
This procedure should be ordered to verify placement of nasogastric tube.
What is chest x-ray?
aspirate gastric contents
pH
Lying down after a meal makes this condition worse.
What is gastric reflux disease
Reflux causes the entry of gastric contents into the lungs.
What is aspiration?