Chapter 16 - Gastrointestinal & Urologic Emergencies | Vital Vocabulary

Question 1

Sudden onset of pain in abdomen indicating peritonitis; immediate medical or surgery treatment

Answer 1

Acute Abdomen

Question 2

Inflammation of appendix

Answer 2

Appendicitis

Question 3

Inflammation of gallbladder

Answer 3

Cholecystitis

Question 4

Inflammation of bladder

Answer 4

Cystitis

Question 5

Vomiting

Answer 5

Emesis

Question 6

Involuntary muscle contractions of abdominal wall; to protect inflamed abdomen

Answer 6

Guarding

Question 7

Paralysis of bowel stopping contractions that move material through intestine

Answer 7

Ileus

Question 8

Solid crystalline masses in kidney from an excess of insoluble salts or uric acid crystallizing in urine; may become trapper anywhere along urinary tract

Answer 8

Kidney Stones

Question 9

Inflammation of the pancreas

Answer 9

Pancreatitis

Question 10

Membrane lining abdominal cavity (parietal peritoneum) and covering abdominal organs (visceral peritoneum)

Answer 10

Peritoneum

Question 11

Inflammation of the peritoneum

Answer 11

Peritonitis

Question 12

Pain felt in area of body other than the area where the cause of pain is located

Answer 12

Referred Pain

Question 13

Complete obstruction of blood circulation in a given organ as a result of compression or entrapment; an emergency situation causing death of tissue

Answer 13

Strangulation

Question 14

Severe kidney failure resulting in the buildup of waste within blood. Eventually brain functions will be impaired

Answer 14

Uremia

Question 15

Infection, usually of the lower urinary tract (urethra & bladder) that occurs when normal flora bacteria enter the urethra and grow

Answer 15

Urinary Tract Infection