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Chapter 14 (9) - Digestive System Flashcards

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3 Major Functions

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  1. ) Digestion - Breaking down foods into nutrients which can be absorbed
  2. ) Absorption - Passing nutrients into blood stream (small intestine)
  3. ) Elimination - Liquid to solid; deification
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Gastrointestinal Tract (GI)

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  • Mouth
    - Salivary Glands
    - Parotid
  • Pharynx
  • Esophagus
  • Stomach
  • Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas
  • Small Intestine
  • Colon
  • Rectum
  • Anus
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Small Intestine

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  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
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Large Intestine

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  • Cecum
  • Ascending Colon
  • Transverse Colon
  • Descending Colon
  • Sigmoid Colon
  • Rectum
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Lumen

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  • Mucosa - Innermost layer; Secretes mucus/enzymes
  • Submucosa - Connective Tissue; Strength and structure to wall
  • Muscularis - Peristalsis (contraction)
  • Serosa - Outer Covering
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Enzymes; Chemical Digestion

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Convert complex food molecules into smaller, simple molecules for absorption

Fat -> Lipase -> Fatty Acids

Protein -> Protease -> Amino Acids

Starch -> Amylase -> Sugars

(complex) -> (enzymes) -> (simple molecules)

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Lips

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Sense both temperature and texture

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Tongue

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Frenulum and Papillae

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Deglutition

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Swallowing

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Lingual Tonsils

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Back part of tongue

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Palatine Tonsils

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Normal tonsils

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Posterior Pharyngeal Wall

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Back of throat

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Hard Palate

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Top of mouth; Rugae

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Soft Palate

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Flexible muscular sheet that separates the nasopharynx from the rest of the pharynx

Soft posterior part of palate

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Uvula

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Downward cone shaped projection at the back of the soft palate; Directs food down

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Gums

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Sockets hold teeth

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Salivary Glands

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  • Parotid - located inferior to the cheekbone
  • Submandibular - located below the mandible
  • Sublingual - located in the base of the mouth below the tongue
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Digestion In The Mouth

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  • Salivary Glands
  • Chemical Digestion
  • Mechanical
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Pharynx

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Throat

  • Muscle tube moves food into esophagus (about 5”)

Esophagus - Muscle Tube

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Lower Sphincter

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LES / Cardiac Sphincter

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Peristalsis

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Contraction in wavelike motions

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Stomach

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  • Fundus - 1st upper curvature, top of stomach
  • Cardia - Where esophagus enters the stomach
  • Body
  • Pylorus
  • Greater / Lesser Curvature - Greater is more surface / Lesser is less surface
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Gastric Juices

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  • Pepsin - digest proteins
  • HCL - Acid
  • Mucus - to protect itself from acidic environment
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Chyme

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Chemical substance passed into Duodenum

  • Out from stomach
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Path of Small Intestine

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  • Duodenum - 10”, Chyme mixes with bile (fast digestion) Mixes with Pancreatic Juice (Protein and Starch digestion)
  • Jejunum - 8ft long; digestion
  • Ileum - Ileocecal Valve, enters large intestine
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Mesentery

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Membrane made of peritoneum

  • Contains blood supply to the small and large intestine
  • Attaches bowel to Dorsal abdominal wall
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Absorption

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Passage of nutrients from bowel lumen into bloodstream

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Chyme

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1-6hrs to move from stomach to colon

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Colon

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Cecum - 3 Openings:
Ileum - from small intestine
Appendix - Opening into appendix
Ascending Colon - up further to colon

Ascending Colon

Transverse Colon

Descending Colon

Sigmoid Colon

Rectum

Anus

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Liver

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Right upper quadrant

  • Right and Left Lobes (right is much larger)
  • Portal Triad
    - Portal Vein (Blood from Intestines)
    - Hepatic Artery (Fresh blood to liver)
    - Bile Duct (Bile into intestine)
  • Metabolism
  • Bile Production
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Liver / Gallbladder Bile

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Made in liver, stored and concentrated in Gallbladder

  • Dissolves fats in small intestine (Emulsification)
  • Secreted into Bile Duct
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Pancreas

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  • Chyme mixes: Bile from liver and Pancreatic Juices
  • Pancreatic Juices: Amylase, Lipase, Trypsin
  • Pancreatic Duct meets CBD and empties into Duodenum
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An(o)

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Anus

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Append (o)

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Appendix

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Bil (o)

Bili

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Bile

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Bucc (o)

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Cheek

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Cec (o)

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Cecum

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Celi (o)

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Abdomen

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Chol (e) / Cholo

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Bile

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Cholangi (o)

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Bile Vessel

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Cholecyst (o)

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Gall Bladder

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Choledoch (o)

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Common bile duct

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Col (o)

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Colon

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Duoden (o)

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Duodenum

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Enter (o)

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Intestine

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Esophago

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Esophagus

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Gastr (o)

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Stomach

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Gloss (o)

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Tongue

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Gluc (o)

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Glucose

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Glyc (o)

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Hepat (o)

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Labi (o)

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Lingu (o)

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Or (o)

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Proct (o)

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Anus; Rectum

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Sial (o)

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Saliva; Salivary Gland

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Sialadeno

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Salivary Gland

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Stomat (o)

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Buccostomatitis

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Inflammation of cheek and mouth

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Celiotomy

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Opening (incision) into the abdomen (Laparotomy)

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Cholangiorrhaphy

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Surgical suturing of bile duct (bile vessel)

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Choledochoplasty

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Repair of “common bile duct”

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Labial

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Referring to lip

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Proctodynia

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Pain in or from the rectum

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Sialoadenitis

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Inflammation of salivary glands

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Gastroma

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Tumor of the stomach

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Linguoid

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Resembling a tongue

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AST, ALT, SGOT, SGPT

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Liver Enzymes

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BM

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Bowel Movement

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EGD

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Upper Endoscopy (Esophagus, Gastric, Duodenum)

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IBD

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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IBS

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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NG

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Nasal Gastric

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NPO

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Nothing by Mouth

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TPN

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Total Parenteral Nutrition

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UGI (s)

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Upper Gastrointestinal Series

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GERD

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

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Anorexia

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Loss of appetite

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Anorexia Nervosa

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Severe eating disorder due to body image distortion (wish to be thin)

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Bulimia

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Binging and purging, estreme distortion of body image

Complication: Heart Failure, Hair Loss, Amenorrhea, Dental Caries, Death

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Cheilitis

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Inflammation of the lips (unusually at corner of mouth)

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Glossitis

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Inflammation of the tongue

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Sialoadenitis

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Salivary gland inflammation

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Parotiditis

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Parotid gland inflammation

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Aphagia

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Unable to swallow

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Esophageal Varices

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Tortuous veins in the lower esophagus

  • Secondary to elevated pressure in Portal Vein
  • Common in liver failure
  • Frequent cause of upper GI bleeding
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Esophagitis

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Inflammation of Esophagus

  • Reflux of acid from stomach into lower stomach
  • GERD = Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Dyspepsia

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Difficulty Digesting Food

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Gastroenteritis

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Stomach and Small Intestinal inflammation; Stomach flu

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Hematemisis

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Vomiting of blood from the stomach

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Achalasia

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Failure of food to pass from esophagus into stomach

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Hyperbilirubinemia

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Jaundice; Elevated levels of bilirubin in blood

Icterus - Yellowing of the whites of eyes

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Hepatopathy

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Liver disease

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged Liver

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic liver disease; Fibrosis of Liver

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Cholelithiasis

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Stones in the gallbladder

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Choledocholithiasis

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Stones in common bile duct

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Cholangitis

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Inflammation of bile ducts

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of gallbladder wall

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Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO)

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Mechanical bowel blockage

  • usually requires surgical intervention
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ileus

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Lack of normal peristalsis

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Enteritis

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Inflammation of the small bowel

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Colitis

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Inflammation of the colon

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Serious condition

  • Ulcerative colitis; Crohn’s Disease
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Irritable Bowel Disease

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Self limited condition

  • Campy abdominal pain; Diarrhea and Consitpation
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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of diverticula of colon

  • Causes left lower abdominal pain
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Dysentery

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Serious form of infectious diarrhea

  • Bloody diarrhea; High fever with abdominal pain
  • Salmonella or Shigella
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Volvulus

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Instestinal blockage from twisting of bowel loop

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Intussusception

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Instestinal blockage from telescoping

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Ascites

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Fluid accumulation inside abdominal cavity

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Polyposis

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Multiple Polyps in wall of colon

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Hematochezia

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Bright red bleeding from the rectum

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Melana

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Maroon or dark red blood in stool

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Steatorrhea

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Fat in stool

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Paracentesis

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Removal of fluid from abdominal cavity

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Cholecystectomy

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Removal of gallbladder

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Gastrectomy

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Removal of stomach

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Anastomosis

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Surgical reconnection of two parts of bowel parts

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Cathartic

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Antispasmodic

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Controls intestinal spasm

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Antacid

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Neutralizes excessive acid in stomach

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Antidiarrheal

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Controls loose stools

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Antiemetic

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Treats nausea

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