Ch8 Signs & Symptoms of Digestive Disorder Flashcards

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Anorexia

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absence of appetite

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Bulimia

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binge/purge

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Ascites

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sign of endstage liver disease… edema (fluid collection) of the abdomen

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Borborygmus

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noises your digestive system makes as it digests food/moves it around

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Constipation

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hardening/backup of stool due to dehydration or lack of fibers in diet

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Dehydration

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lack of water in body

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Diarrhea

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excessive flow of feces. lack of water uptake from large intestine

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8
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Dyspepsia

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difficult digestion/ingestion

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9
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Dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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10
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Emesis

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vomiting

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Eructation

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burping

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12
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Flatus

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passing gas (farting)

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13
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Halitosis

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bad breath

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14
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Hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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15
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Hematochezia

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defecation of blood (fresh) LGI (also caused by colon cancer; “occult”; blood is digested blood (UGI; digested blood is black)

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16
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Jaundice

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yellow pigmentation of skin due to cirrhosis of liver

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Nausea

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feeling before vomiting

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Regurgitation

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return of swallowed food from the stomach (burping up food/throwing up in mouth)

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Ulcer

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erosion of mucosa/membrane anywhere along the digestive tract