The Itis
Lower left quadrant pain and 15–20 liquid stools per day
What is Ulcerative colitis?
Lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction allows stomach acid to flow backward, causing heartburn and regurgitation.
What is GERD?
Complete nutrition delivered intravenously, bypassing the GI tract, for patients who cannot eat or digest food.
What is Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)?
Vomiting bright red blood or coffee-ground emesis indicates bleeding from this part of the GI tract.
What is Upper GI Bleed?
A flexible tube used to visualize the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum?
What is an Endoscopy?
Right lower quadrant pain with loose, non-bloody stools
What is Crohn’s disease?
Open sores in the stomach or duodenum causing epigastric pain, often relieved by eating or antacids.
What is Peptic Ulcer Disease?
Patients with peptic ulcer disease are often advised to avoid these foods that increase stomach acid or irritation.
What are spicy foods, caffeine, alcohol, and NSAIDs?
Abdominal distension, vomiting, and absent bowel movements indicate a blockage in this portion of the intestines.
What is Small Bowel Obstruction?
Tube inserted through the nose into the stomach for decompression or feeding?
What is an NG tube?
Left lower quadrant pain, fever, and changes in bowel habits due to inflamed colon pouches.
What is Diverticulitis?
Part of the stomach pushes through the diaphragm into the chest, often worsening reflux symptoms.
What is Hiatal Hernia?
Rapid gastric emptying after gastric surgery causing nausea, diarrhea, and dizziness.
What is Dumping Syndrome?
A surgically created opening in the colon to divert stool to an external bag.
What is a Colostomy?
A tiny camera swallowed like a pill that takes pictures of your small intestine?
What is a Capsule endoscopy?
Inflammation of the stomach lining, often caused by H. pylori or NSAIDs, with epigastric pain and nausea
What is Gastritis?
Dilated veins in the esophagus at risk of life-threatening bleeding, usually from portal hypertension.
What is Esophageal Varices?
During an acute flare up with diverticulitis, patients are often advised to avoid these types of foods to reduce colon irritation.
What are high-fiber foods, seeds, nuts, and popcorn?
A surgically created opening from the small intestine to the abdominal wall, producing liquid to semi-formed stool.
What is an Ileostomy?
Patients must follow dietary restrictions and drink a strong laxative solution to clear the bowel for this procedure.
What is a Colonoscopy?
Life-threatening inflammation of the abdominal lining that can occur if diverticulitis or a perforated ulcer is untreated
What is Peritonitis?
Blockage in the intestines causing abdominal distension, vomiting, and absent bowel movements.
What is Bowel Obstruction?
Nutrition delivered directly into the stomach or small intestine via a tube.
What is Tube Feeding / Enteral Nutrition?
A procedure used to visualize the entire colon for polyps, bleeding, or inflammation.
What is a Colonoscopy?
A test that checks for hidden blood in the stool to screen for colon cancer or GI bleeding.
What is a Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)?