Digestive Flashcards

1
Q

Liver location

A

Under the right diaphragm and is divided int o right and left

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2
Q

hepatic portal vein?

Delivering a__________ blood from the b________ containing nutrients After liver, the blood drain to c______________ and to heart

A

a) deoxygenated
b) small intestine
c) inferior vena cava

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3
Q

Hepatic artery

Delivers a_________ blood from the b________

A

Oxygen-rich blood
Heart

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4
Q

Fat Emulsifying agents? 3

A

Bile salts
Phospholipids
Pancreatic lipase

Absorbed in the Small Intestine

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5
Q

Fat absorption

Phase 1?
Phase 2?
Phase 3?
Phase 4?

A

1
Emulsification & Lipolysis
2
Micelle Formation
3
Fat absorption
4
Triglyceride resynthesis
Adipose tissue(storage)

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6
Q

Salivary amylase?

A

The primary enzyme in saliva
Breaks down carbohydrates into smaller molecules, like sugars

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7
Q

Carbs digesting

a) in the mouth process
b) in the small intestine
c) Absorbed where?

A

a) Salivary amylase

b) Pancreatic amylase
Brush Border enzymes
(Lactase, maltase)

c) Small Intestine

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8
Q

Pepsin?

A

A stomach enzyme that serves to digest proteins found in ingested food

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9
Q

Protein
Digesting Agents

a) Stomach?
b) Pancreas

A

a) Pepsin
-actively digests
HCL
-creates pH
environment for pepsin to work

b) Pancreatic enzymes (in the SA)
* *Trypsin**
* *Chymotrypsin**
* *Carboxypeptidase**

2nd Brush border Enzymes
Aminopeptidase
Dipeptidase
90-95% absorbed

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10
Q

obesity?

BMI?

A

Caloric intake>exceeds caloric expenditure

Fat storage = obesity
BMI >30

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11
Q

Adiponectin?

A
  • *Protein-based hormone**
  • *Secret weight-loss weapon!!**

Boosts metabolism
Enhances the muscle to use Carbs for energy
Increases the rate at which the body breaks down fat

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12
Q

Peptide YY?

A

Hormone made in the small intestine
Helps to reduce appetite and limit food intake

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13
Q

Insulin resistance?

A

Increasing blood sugar

Insulin
- A hormone your pancreas makes to lower blood glucose, or sugar

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14
Q

Obesity
Complications

Decreased levels of what hormone?

A

Adiponectin & Peptide YY
= Increased insulin resistance

Diabetes type 2
HTN
CAD (Hormonal issue)

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15
Q

a) Resistin?
b) Leptin?

A

a) insulin resistance and links obesity to diabetes

b) Supposed to tell your brain that
You have enough fat stored!
You don’t need to eat anymore!

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16
Q

Obesity
Complications

Increase what hormones?

A

Increased plasma levels
ghrelin
Resistin & leptin
= increased appetite

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17
Q

Obesity
Complications

Increase what neurons activity?

A

Hypothalamic neurons activity

Orexigenic and Anorexigenic activity
= increased consumption
= increased fat storage (brain issue) 

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18
Q

Orexigenic hormone?
Anorexigenic hormone?

A

neurons stimulate eating

suppress the appetite 抑制 

19
Q

Cholecystitis

A

inflammation of the gallbladder

20
Q

Cholelithiasis?

A

= Gallstone formation

21
Q

Pain

a) parietal
b) visceral
c) referred

A

a) Acute, sharp and localized
b) Blunt, dull, generalized
c) Felt in a different location to the cause of pain

22
Q

What does insulin do in the body?

A

Keep the glucose in the blood within a normal range
taking glucose out of the bloodstream and moving it into cells

helps blood sugar enter the body’s cells so it can be used for energy

23
Q
A

Insulin is the key that moves glucose inside the cells

So the body has the energy to live

24
Q

Insulin how to work?

Glycolysis

A

Irreversible
ATP
E to be used anywhere in the body

one glucose molecule is broken down to form two molecules of pyruvic acid

25
Q

Insulin how to work?

Glycogenesis

A

reversible
Glycogen
E to be stored in short term in liver or muscle

26
Q

Insulin how to work?

Lipogenesis

A

Irreversible
E to be stored long term in adipose tissue

27
Q

Pancreas
Exocrine function/3 enzymes

A

Exo=GI tract ENZYMES

  1. Protease(Typsin + Chymotrypsin)
  2. Lipase(Fat)
  3. Amylase (carb) Breakdown starch then smaller carbs
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29
Q

Pancreas
Endocrine function/ 2hormons

A

Insulin
-Lower blood sugar

Glucagon
-Raise blood sugar

30
Q

Acute pancreatitis
Causes 2

A

Reversable

Drinking episode
ETOH(alcohol)

Gallstone
Block built duct-back up enzyme to pancreas

31
Q
  1. Inside the pancreas are special cells that secrete digestive enzymes and hormones. The cells that secrete digestive enzymes are known as ______________ cells.

A. Islet of Langerhans
B. Protease
C. Acinar
D. Amylase

A

C. Acinar

32
Q

Select-ALL-that-apply: In the pancreas, the acinar cells release:
A. Amylase
B. Somatostatin
C. Lipase
D. Protease

A

A,C, D

33
Q

As the nurse, you know the two most common causes of acute pancreatitis are:

A. High cholesterol and alcohol abuse
B. History of diabetes and smoking
C. Pancreatic cancer and obesity
D. Gallstones and alcohol abuse

A

D

34
Q

Which patient below is at MOST risk for CHRONIC pancreatitis?

A. A 25 year old female with a family history of gallstones.
B. A 35 year old male who reports social drinking of alcohol.
C. A 15 year old female with cystic fibrosis.
D. A 66 year old female with stomach cancer.

C

A

C

35
Q

Diabetes 1

a) onset?
b) SS
c) Treatment

A
  • *Genetic**
  • *“Don’t have a key(insulin) for the lock (cells)**

a) Early onset (0-40 y/o)

b) Fruity breath (medical emergency)
Weakness/weight loss
Blurry vision

c) Insulin treatment
Diet/exercise

36
Q

Diabetes 2

a) onset?
b) SS
c) Treatment

A

“Used the key(insulin) so much that it doesn’t work anymore”

a) Later onset (40+)

b) Increased thirst/urination
Slow-healing wounds
Obesity

c) Healthy eating
Physical activity
Oral meds (metformin)

37
Q

Lab tests

Hemoglobin A1c?

Normal range?

A

HbA1c
3 months history
-Red blood cells live for abt 3 months

<42 mg/dl (<5.7%) = non diabetic
42-47 mg/dl (5.7-6.4) = prediabetic
>48 mg/dl (>6.4) = diabetic

38
Q

Lab tests

Serum glucose

A

Blood sugar check-Snapshot

<140 mg/dl = Non diabetes

ii. 140-199 mg/dl = Prediabetes
iii. >200 mg/dl 2 hrs after eating = Diabetes

39
Q

Cirrhosis

a) Definition
b) Causes

A

a ) Scarring of the liver tissue due to long term inflammation

b) Injury
Fibrosis (scarring tissue)
Fibrosis leads to “shunting” of the blood in the liver leading
to jaundice, portal HTN and toxin accumulation

40
Q

Portal hypertension (Hydrostatic pressure)

Causes?

A

Impaired blood flow in the portal venous system
Causes an increase of 10 mmHg at the portal vein

41
Q

Ascites (Oncotic pressure—albumin)

a) Definition
a) causes

A

a) Accumulation of ascetic fluid
=abdominal distention, increased abdominal girth
weight gain

b) Caused by a drop in albumin plasma protein
= Capillary hydrostatic pressure to exceed capillary oncotic pressure

This leads to peripheral edema and beer belly

42
Q

Hepatic encephalopathy

a) causes?
b) S/S

A

Encephalo (brain/head) / Pathy (disorder)

a) The toxins(ammonia) that the liver is normal able to remove from
the blood are now let loose, when they get to the brain they cause
inflammation in the brain

b) Impared congitive, motor and behavioral functions
Due to *Biochemical Imbalance* - more ammonia than normal

43
Q

Jaundice

a) Causes?
b) Result?

A

a) oversecretion of bile or an Intrahepatic obstruction of the bile duct (Cholelithiasis)
b) Greenish-yellow color to the patients skin but to too much bilirubin in the blood (Hyperbilirubinemia)

44
Q

Hepato-renal syndrome

a) causes?
b) where blood go?

A

a) Kidneys begin to shut down due to low BP leads to Renal Failure
b) It’s in the liver due to Portal HTN