GI Disorders & Education
Gerd (Gastro esophageal reflux disease)
What is it and what education is important for the client?
Irritation of the mucosal wall of the gastric area
Sleep with head up
Medications
No eating before bed
What foods to avoid - oj, acid, spicy
Colon cancer - what it is? Cause?
Falmilial
Administration of Blood
Treatment for complications
Complication of many GI diseases & s/s
Rigid board like abdomen
Paralytic ileus
Treatment for celiac disease
Avoid wheat, rye....
Chron's disease & Ulcerative Colitis
Treatment
Spotty areas of the mucosal wall
Steroids
Immunomodulators
Colonoscopy used for
Colon ca,
Treatment in constipation and avoidance of hemorrhoids
Walk
Increase water
Fruits/vegetables
wheat
bran
C-diff (cause)
Stool appearance with ileostomy
What is liquid
Diverticulitis & Treatment
Pouches of inflammation in the large intestine
Antibiotics
Biliroth 1 & 2
Post procedure care
Using a NGT (nasogastric tube)
Stop if client c/o nausea stop tube feed
Hernias: name one and treatment
Occlusion of perfusion
Safe medications for GI disease clients
Acetamenophen
Peptic Ulcer disease (causes) & things to avoid
Gastritis
H Pylori and NSAISpicy, coffee, alcohol, steroids,NSAIDS
What is an reducible inguinal hernia
Groin hernia, put back in place
Concerns with blood transfusion (non hemolytic)
Drop in blood pressure
Change in tempurature
Inflammatory bowel exacerbation
What to do
Gastric Outlet syndrome
What is it and what is the treatment
Vomiting accumulation of food in the stomach
NGT for decompression
Celiac disease -
What is it
Blood transfusion reactions
List one
bronchospasms
gag reflex
Blood tinged sputum
Pneumothorax (asymmetry of chest)
Peptic Ulcer Disease Treatment
H2 blockers
Post bariatiric surgery avoiding complications
DVT
ABC
Incentive spirometer
Peptic Ulcer Disease Treatment
H2 blockers
PPI