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Chapter 44 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a pigment derived from the breakdown of red blood cells?

A

Bilirubin

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2
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Part of the pancreas
Hormonal secretion from excretory ducts

A

Exocrine

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3
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Part of the pancreas
Hormonal secretion from ductless glands

A

Endocrine

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4
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What is opposite to that of insulin
Raises blood glucose

A

Glucagon

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5
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What is blood glucose normally maintained at ?

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100mg/dL

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6
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What hormones raise blood glucose levels?

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Glucagon
Epinephrine
Adrenocorticosteroid
Growth hormone
Thyroid hormone

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7
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Inflammation of the gallbladder is called?

A

Cholecystitis

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8
Q

What may be silent producing no pain and only mild G.I. symptoms?

A

Gallstones

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9
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What are symptoms of epigastric distress?

A

Feeling of fullness
Abdominal distention
Pain in the right upper quadrant

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10
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When the kidney excretes bile pigments what color is the urine?

A

Very dark color

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11
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Obstruction of bile flow interferes with absorption of fat soluble vitamins what are they?

A

A,D,E,K

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12
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What is dissolution therapy?

A

The use of medication‘s to break up or dissolve gallstones

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13
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What are the medication‘s you can take to help dissolve small gall stones composed primarily of cholesterol?

A

Urodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)
Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA)

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14
Q

What are stone forceps used for?

A

Can be used to remove or crush larger gall stones

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15
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How is the gallbladder removed? 

A

Through a small abdominal incision

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16
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What is a guided gallbladder drainage procedure?

A

Endoscopic ultrasound(EUS)

17
Q

What are symptoms of gallstones

A

 fever
 pain
 chills
Jaundice

18
Q

A rigid or board like abdomen may develop what does it usually indicates what?

A

Peritonitis

19
Q

What may occur with a bacterial infection of the pancreas?

A

Septic shock

20
Q

What is an overproduction of insulin by the pancreatic islets?

A

Hyperinsulinism

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