ch36: alterations of GI functioning Flashcards
what is anorexia?
body is undernourished
what is cachexia?
weakness and wasting of body due to severe chronic illness
what is vomiting?
productive release of stomach contents
what is retching?
nonproductive attempt to release stomach contents
what is diarrhea?
can’t stop releasing feces
what is small volume diarrhea?
type of diarrhea; due to metabolic, chronic disorders
what is large volume diarrhea?
type of diarrhea due to acute, identified obvious cause
what is osmotic diarrhea?
type of diarrhea; some sort of ion imbalance outside intestinal walls
what is secretory diarrhea
type of diarrhea; cellular level impairment (usually associated with small volume diarrhea)
what are the two types of abdominal pain?
- mechanical abdominal pain
2. ischemic abdominal pain
what is hematochezia?
bloody stool
types of GI bleeding?
- lower GI bleeding
- upper GI bleeding
- occult bleeding
mechanical abdominal pain?
inflammatory –> usually associated with crohn’s, IBS, ulcerative colitis
ischemic abdominal pain
interruption of blood flow to the abdomen –> pain
why does blood turn black when in the system for longer?
intestinal flora love the iron in blood –> blood becomes black
steatorrhea (what is it a sign of?)
fat in stool
could be a sign of liver damage
magnesium citrate
drink before a colonoscopy, brings water into the intestine
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
achalasia
impaired esophageal peristalsis
gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)
stomach acid starts working its way up to esophagus
reflux esophagitis
chronic inflammation of esophagus because of GERD
what causes stomach acid to work its way up to the esophagus?
lower esophageal sphincter impairment
hiatal hernia (HH)
protrusion of an organ into another structure due to weakening
what are two types of hiatal hernia?
- sliding hiatal hernia
2. paraesophageal hiatal hernia