Gallbladder
What are the classic risk factors for cholecystitis?
The gold standard test for esophageal cancer:
This bacteria is the most common cause of peptic ulcer disease:
H. pylori
This condition involves inflamed pouches in the sigmoid colon.
Diverticulitis
Ulcerative colitis typically affects which part of the colon?
Descending colon
What sign suggests cholecystitis?
positive Murphy sign
Urea breath testing is used to detect this common cause of gastritis:
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
Which ulcers are worsened by eating?
Gastric
Rigid abdomen, guarding, and absent bowel sounds may indicate what complication of bowel obstruction?
Peritonitis
Which disease may cause cobblestoning?
Crohn's Disease
After a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a patient complains of right shoulder pain. What causes this, and how do you relieve it?
This is referred to as "gas pain" and is relieved with ambulation.
Colonoscopy screenings for colorectal cancer should begin at this age for average-risk adults:
age 45
What is the triple therapy used to treat gastritis?
Triple therapy:
- PPI, clarithromycin, amoxicillin
- PPI, clarithromycin, metronidazole
Patients with appendicitis typically experience severe pain with this test, and pain in which region?
McBurney's point in the RLQ
What type of stool information would you expect for a person with ulcerative colitis?
10-20 liquidy, bloody stools
What is the medication of choice for a patient with a pain of 8/10 with cholecystitis?
Meperidine
What would a CBC reveal in a patient with gastritis?
pernicious anemia due to the patient not having an intrinsic factor (no intrinsic factor=no B12)
True or false: A patient with dumping syndrome should consume liquids with their meal.
False
When a patient has a large bowel obstruction, what kind of bowel sounds would you expect to hear?
NO bowel sounds
What type of stool would you expect with a transverse colostomy?
semiliquid to semiformed stool
What is the food recommendation for a patient with cholecystitis?
Choose foods low in saturate fats (rice, potatoes, pasta, yogurt, fruits, lean meat, and whole grains)
What confirms diverticulitis?
x-ray and noncontrast CT scan
Which peptic ulcer disease is the proximal part of the peptic ulcer disease?
Duodenal
A patient comes into the hospital with unexplained weight loss, changes in bowel habits, and abdominal distention. What do you suspect they have?
Colorectal cancer
Is this ulcerative colitis or Crohn's?
This disease can be cured by cutting it off.
Ulcerative Colitis