These growths are surrounded by fibrous tissue that prevent spread
Benign Growth
People with constant stress can cause which alteration to the GI system?
Increase in digestive juices resulting in gastric ulcers
Auscultating bowels and loud bowel sounds are heard every 3 seconds indicates what condition.
Diarrhea
What is a common occurrence in patients who have bariatric surgery?
Gallstones
A person exposed to carcinogens (ex. chemical, pesticides and sun) are a risk for?
Higher risk for developing cancer
Patient has lost 10lbs in 3 weeks - what is the cause of this rapid weightloss?
Malignancy's high nutrl demand
Important nursing act to perform when a patient returns from undergoing an upper GI series or testing.
Hint: we want to expel contrast and want to avoid impaction
Administer Laxative
Absent bowel sounds are determined when the bowel is auscultated for what period of time and no sounds are heard?
5 minutes
Pt with suspected dysphagia
What action should be taken before meals?
Practice swallows
Mammograms are done how often?
Once Yearly
X-ray tech wear badges to monitor frequency and measure amounts of radiation. They are a high risk for developing which type of cancer?
Leukemia
Patients taking Rifampin for TB & INH - What is a potential side effect?
Liver disorders
Dull thud in the right upper quadrant of a patients abdomen is?
Percussing the liver
Spicy or highly seasoned
What in a diet is helpful in preventing cancer?
Citrus fruits
Heavy alcohol use
Metabolic accidosis
Measure the pt abdominal girth
Pt taking ibuprofen for daily arthritis pain is at a greater risk for developing what condition?
Peptic ulcers
Men receiving estrogen therapy can experience what side effect?
Gynecomastia
Large tumor with extensive lymph node involvement
After auscultating each quadrant for 30 seconds and no sounds are heard - this is considered what kind of bowel sounds
Hypoactive BS
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery is best described as which type of bariatric surgery?
restrictive
Patient being treated for extensive burns - has presence of coffee-ground material in the salem sump catheter. What is the likely cause of this?
Physiologic stress ulcer
**Prolonged physiologic stress produces what is known as a Physiologic stress ulcer, which is believed to be the result of unrelieved stimulation of the vagus nerves & decreased perfusion to the stomach.it is more acute and more likely to produce hemorrhage.
29yr male who has had Crohn's Disease since age of 13yrs old is high risk for developing what type of cancer?
Colo-rectal cancer