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Chapter 5+6: Need to Know Flashcards

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four function of body

A

ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

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bilirubin

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pigment in bile

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common bile duct

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carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum to the choledochus

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4
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gallbladder

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small sac under the liver; stores bile

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5
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ileum

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third part of the small intestine

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mastication

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chewing

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lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

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ring of muscles between the esophagus and stomach. also called cardiac sphincter

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peristalsis

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rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs

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pharynx

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throat, common passageway for food from the mouth and for air from the nose

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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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belly, abdomen

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cheil/o

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lip

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labi/o

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lip

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15
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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16
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dent/i

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tooth

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17
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TPN

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total parenteral nutrition

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18
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anorexia

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lack of appetite

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19
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ascites

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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20
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diarrhea

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frequent passage of loose, watery stools

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21
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dysphagia

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difficulty in swallowing

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hematochezia

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passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum

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jaundice

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yellow-orange colouration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood

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steatorrhea

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fat in the feces; foul-smelling fecal matter

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achalasia

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failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax

26
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (heartburn)

GERD

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solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

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hernia

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protrusion of an organ or part through the tissues and muscles normally containing it

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Crohn disease (“Crohn’s”)

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chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

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diverticulosis

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abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon

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dysentery

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painful, inflamed intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection

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hemorrhoids

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swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

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intussusception

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telescoping of the intestines

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volvulus

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twisting of the intestine on itself

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IBS

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irritable bowel syndrome

35
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cholelithiasis

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gallstones in the gallbladder

36
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cirrhosis

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chronic degenerative disease of the liver

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-emesis

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-pepsia

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

40
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-ptysis

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

43
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liver function tests (LFTs)

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Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

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lower gastrointestinal series

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x-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

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upper gastrointestinal series

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x-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestines obtained after adminstering barium my mouth

46
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laparoscopy

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visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen

47
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nasogastric intubation
(NG tube)
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insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

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paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

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BE

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barium enema

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BM

A

bowel movement

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EGD

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopacreatography

53
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G tube

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gastrostomy tube; also called stomach tube and PEG tube–used to introduce nutrients into the stomach after insertion through the abdominal wall with laparoscopic instruments

54
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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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IBD

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inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)

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LFTs

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Liver Function tests–alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

58
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NG tube

A

nasogastric tube

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NPO

A

nothing by mouth (Latin nil per os)

60
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PUD

A

peptic ulcer disease

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TPN

A

total parenteral nutrition

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