chapter 38 part 3

Question 1

Common GI symptoms:

Answer 1

pain
dyspepsia
nausea and vomiting
diarrhea
constipation

Question 2

major symptom of GI disease

Answer 2

pain

Question 3

called indigestion

Answer 3

dyspepsia

Question 4

upper abdominal discomfort associated with eating

Answer 4

dyspepsia

Question 5

the most common symptom of patients with GI dysfunction

Answer 5

dyspepsia

Question 6

imprecise term that refers to a host of upper abdominal or epigastric symptoms such as pain, discomfort, fullness, bloating, early satiety, belching, heartburn, or regurgitation.

Answer 6

dyspepsia

Question 7

the food that causes the most discomfort

Answer 7

fatty foods

Question 8

expulsion of gas from the stomach through the mouth

Answer 8

belching

Question 9

expulsion of gas from the rectum

Answer 9

flatulence

Question 10

a vague, uncomfortable sensation of sickness or “queasiness”

Answer 10

nausea

Question 11

forceful emptying of the stomach and intestinal contents through the mouth

Answer 11

vomiting

Question 12

acute onset of emesis that appears bright red or as coffee grounds

Answer 12

mallory-weiss tear

Question 13

an abnormal increase in the frequency and liquidity of the stool or in daily stool weight or volume

Answer 13

diarrhea

Question 14

a decrease in the frequency of stool, or stools that are hard, dry, and of smaller volume than typical

Answer 14

constipation

Question 15

hypoglossal nerve

Answer 15

12th

Question 16

vagus nerve

Answer 16

10th

Question 17

the use of an imaginary line drawn vertically from the sternum to the pubis through the umbilicus and a horizontal line drawn across the abdomen through the umbilicus

Answer 17

four quadrant method

Question 18

notes skin changes, nodules, lesions, scarring, discolorations, inflammation, bruising, or striae

Answer 18

inspection

Question 19

determine the character, location, and frequency of bowel sounds and to identify vascular sounds

Answer 19

auscultation

Question 20

what part of stet: to assess bowel sounds

Answer 20

diaphragm

Question 21

what part of stet: to assess bruits in the aortic, renal, iliac, and femoral arteries

Answer 21

bell

Question 22

assess the size and density of the abdominal organs and to detect the presence of air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid masses

Answer 22

percussion

Question 23

sound that results from the presence of air in the stomach and small intestines

Answer 23

tympani

Question 24

heard over organs and solid masses

Answer 24

dullness

Question 25

used to identify areas of tenderness or muscular resistance; mass

Answer 25

palpation

Question 26

performed with a gloved lubricated index finger inserted into the anal canal while the patient bears down

Answer 26

internal examination