Anatomy
Hard, bony prominences that assist the break down of food
What are teeth?
Secreted in oral mucosa and responsible for breaking down carbohydrates into small sugars.
What is salivary amylase?
The process of food going into the GI tract.
What is ingestion?
The process by which visually looking at the contour of the abdomen, irregularities, or scars.
What is inspection?
In the setting of infectious symptoms (fever, diarrhea, vomiting), the nurse may anticipate a _____may ordered to investigate bacterial sources.
What is a stool culture?
Flap that prevents food in the mouth from traveling into the respiratory tract
What is the uvula?
Gastric enzyme that assists with killing off pathogens before they move forward in the GI tract.
What is hydrochloric acid?
The process of which when food is broken down in the GI tract.
What is digestion?
Utilizing a stethoscope, the nurse engages in this action by moving it over the quadrants listening for bowel sounds.
What is auscultation?
A patient with bright red blood in the stool or dark, tarry stool may have_____ performed to rule out bleeding.
What is fecal occult sample?
Muscle responsible for assisting with the contractile forces of peristalsis, moving a bolus of food forward in the GI tract
What is the muscularis externa?
Secreted in the GI tract and facilitates protein breakdown
What is pepsin?
The process of when nutrients are pulled into the system for storage and usage.
What is absorption?
This is one of the last steps in GI nursing assessment by gently applying manual pressure in the four quartiles of the abdomen.
What is palpation?
This test is done to diagnose gastric ulcers
What is endoscopy?
Small pouch next to the liver that assists with storing and concentrating bile.
What is the gallbladder?
A pancreatic enzyme that assists the breakdown of fat into fatty acids.
What is lipase?
The break down of food particles, facilitated by the teeth.
What is mastication?
Location and quality of ____during the nursing assessment may give clues to the cause.
What is pain?
This surveillance happens after age 50 and requires a prep where the bowels are appropriately evacuated to examine the colon for polyps or tumors.
What is colonoscopy?
S-shaped part of the colon that holds fecal content prior to defecation.
What is the sigmoid colon?
Trillions of bacteria that thrive in the gut and assist with metabolism and breakdown of food.
What is Probiotic/ Microbiome?
This occurs when the parasympathetic neurons are activated in the spinal cord and assists with the elimination of stool.
What is defecation reflex?
This part of the assessment entails inquiring of the patient's eating habits, variation of foods, and fluids and food choices.
What is nutrition?
Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria that causes gastric ulcers, can be detected with this test.
What is breath test?