Common Digestive Manifestations Flashcards
May be signs of digestive disorders or other condition elsewhere in the body such as (7)
- Systemic Infection
- Uremia
- Emotional responses
- Motion sickness
- Pressure in the brain
- Overindulgence of food, drugs
- Pain
Anorexia mean ___
Anorexia often precedes (2)
Anorexia in conjunction with vomiting can cause serious complications such as (3)
Loss of appetite
Anorexia often precedes nausea and vomiting
Dehydration, acidosis, and malnutrition
The feeling of nausea is (2)
Unpleasant and subjective
What 3 digestive tracts issues could stimulate nausea?
- Distention
- Irritation
- Inflammation
Information acquired by your senses could also illicit nausea. Such as (3)
- Smells
- Visual images
- Pain
What can you put into your body that can illicit nausea? (2)
- Chemical Toxins
2. Drugs
Where in the brain is the vomiting center located? What does this area do?
In the medulla.
The medulla coordinates activities involved in vomiting and protects airway during vomiting
What is the other term for vomiting?
Emesis
Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of _ from the _.
Sometimes includes _ from _.
Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of CHYME from the STOMACH.
Sometimes includes BILE from INTESTINES.
The vomiting center could be activated by ___ or ___ in the digestive tract.
The vomiting center could be activated by DISTENTION or IRRITATION in the digestive tract.
The vomiting center is stimulated by various parts of the brain in response to (5)
- Unpleasant sights
- Unpleasant smells
- Ischemia
- Pain
- Stress
What part of the ear could activate the vomiting center?
The vestibular apparatus on the inner ear
What stimulates the vomiting activation center and causes projectile vomiting without previous nausea?
Increased intracranial pressure
The vomiting activation center is triggered by chemo-receptor trigger zones which are activated by
Drugs, toxins, and chemicals.
What type of inspiration is associated with a vomiting reflux?
Deep inspiration
The vomiting reflux causes the closing of __, the raising of the ___ ___, and ceasing of ___.
The vomiting reflux causes the closing of GLOTTIS, the raising of the SOFT PALATE, and ceasing of RESPIRATION
Ceasing respiration during a vomiting reflux minimizes the risk of ____.
Aspiration of vomitus into lungs
What relaxes during the vomiting reflux?
Gastroesophageal sphincter
What contracts during the vomiting reflux and what does that do the the gastric contents?
The abdominal muscles contract and force the gastric contents to move upward.
What are peristaltic waves and how do they act during the vomiting reflux?
What do they promote?
The are the waves that promote digestion in the small intestine.
During the vomiting reflux they work in reverse.
Promoting expulsion of stomach contents
What is vomitus called when there is blood in it?
Hematemesis
What does coffee ground vomitus indicate?
When a brown granular material is present in vomitus it indicates action of HCl on hemoglobin
What color vomitus indicates hemorrhage?
Bright red hemorrhage
Where does yellow or green-stained vomitus come from?
Bile from the duodenum
