MT: GI

Anatomy

100

After leaving mouth, food enters this pipe which sends food to stomach

esophagus

200

site where nutrients absorbed into blood

small intestines

300

site where food is churned and broken down into simple molecules

stomach

400

site where waste products (feces) leave the body

large intestines/colon

500

Tiny little "tail" on attached to the colon that really serves no purpose

appendix

Abbreviations

100

N/V

nausea and vomiting

200

p.o.

by mouth

300

NPO

nothing by mouth

400

a.c.

before meals

500

p.c.

after meals

Diseases/Conditions

100

clumps of cells found in the colon; may turn malignant if not removed

polyps

200

Inflammatory bowel disease that causes thickening of the intestinal walls; no definite cause

crohn's disease

300

outpouches found in the colon; harmless unless become inflamed and infected

diverticulosis

400

inflammatory bowel disease with ulcerations along the lining of the intestines

ulcerative colitis

500

chronic regurgitation that causes burning sensation in the chest area

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Terms

100

loss of appetite

anorexia

200

vomiting

emesis

300

yellowish discoloration of the skin

jaundice

400

after meals

postprandial

500

blood in the stool

melena

Lagniappe

100

procedure that uses a scope to examine the colon for abnormalities

colonoscopy

200

abnormal scarring of the liver; caused by viruses and/or alcohol

cirrhosis

300

True or False:

You CAN live without a liver

FALSE

400

procedure that uses a balloon to stretch the esophagus

esophageal dilitation

500

Major cause of gastic ulcers

NSAIDS