Exam 2: Chapter 46 - Dumping Syndrome

Question 1

Dumping Syndrome may occur as a result of

Answer 1

any surgical procedure that involves the removal of a significant portion of stomach or includes resection or removal of the pyloris

Question 2

dumping syndrome timeline?

Answer 2

occurs 15-30 minutes after eating and resolve within 1 hour or with bowel evacuation

Question 3

Symptoms of Dumping Syndrome?

Answer 3

Satiety, Cramping Abdominal Pain, N/V, Diarrhea.

Vasomotor symptoms include headache, flushing, dizziness, palpations, drowsiness, faintess.

Question 4

What to avoid with dumping sydrome

Answer 4

no fluids with meals no high carbs (breads, potatoes)

Question 5

dumping syndrome feeling?

Answer 5

epigastric fullness

Question 6

Old Theory on Dumping Syndrome?

Answer 6

Hypertonic gastric food bolus that quickly transit into the intestine drew extracellular fluid from the circulating blood volume into small intnestine to dilute high concentration of electrolytes and sugars

Question 7

New Theory of DUmping Syndrome?

Answer 7

Thought that this rapid transit of the food bolus from teh stomach into small intestines causes rapid and exuberant release of metabolic peptides that are responsible for the symptoms of dumping syndrome