Digestive System Flashcards

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Hemorrhoid a

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Engorged and enlarged rectal veins due to increased I tea abdominal pressure

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Cirrhosis of liver

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Chronic scaring of the liver

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Constipation

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Hard,dry stool that are difficult to pass

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Diarrhea

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loose,watery stools

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Peptic ulcer

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Erosion of mucus membrane of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum due to smoking, NSAIDS, alcohol, aspirin, helicobacter pylori

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Bowel is overly sensitive to stress;pain, diarrhea, weight loss and rectal bleeding

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Leukoplakia

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Thickened white patches in the mouth

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Cholelithiasis

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Stones formed from the substances in bile that have potential to block common bile duct and cause pain

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Hepatitis ABC

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Inflammation of the liver that may be life threatening; hep A caused by fecal food contamination. Hep b and hep c caused by blood and body secretions

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Pyloric stenosis

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Hardened, narrow lumen of the pyloric sphincter prohibits food from entering small intestine; symptoms include projectile vomiting, poor feeding and weight loss

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Gingivitis

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Inflamed bleeding tissue around teeth

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