Gastrointestinal Assessment Flashcards
1
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Peritoneum
A
- Membrane holding organs in place
- Parietal & visceral layers
- Creates peritoneal space
2
Q
Mesentery
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- Attaches intestines to abdominal wall
- Blood vessels & nerves to intestine
3
Q
Nutrition Absorption
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- Small intestine/bowel
4
Q
Water Absorption
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- Large intestine/bowel
5
Q
Waste Elimination
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- 48 hrs after ingestion
6
Q
Hematemesis
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- Product of vomiting
7
Q
Herniation
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- Squeezing of bowel
- Surgery needed
8
Q
Digestive Tract Organs
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- Stomach
- Small intestine
- Bowel
- Large intestine
- Colon
9
Q
Accessory Organs
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- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder
10
Q
Assessment Order
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- Inspection
- Auscultation
- Palpation
11
Q
Auscultation Sounds
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- Irregular
- Start in RLQ
12
Q
Inspection
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- Behaviour & body position
- Skin & umbilicus
- Pulsations
- Contour
- Size/shape (distension)
13
Q
Palpation
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- Light pressure
- Pain
- Distention
- Superficial masses
14
Q
Documentation of Auscultation
A
- Present
- Absent
- Hyperactive
- Hypoactive
15
Q
Effecting Factors of Sounds
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- Constipation/diarrhea
- Obstruction
- Fluid intake
16
Q
Anatomy Midline
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- Bladder
- Uterus
- Prostate gland
17
Q
Crohn’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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- Inflammation of GI tract (small bowel)
- Onset in teens/young adults
- Relapse common
- Portions of healthy & diseased bowel
- All layers of intestine effected
18
Q
Ulcerative Colitis
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- Similar to Crohn’s
- Inflammation of GI tract (large bowel)
- Entire bowel diseased
- Affects inner most lining layer
- Onset teens/young adults
- Relapse common
19
Q
Celiac Disease
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- Autoimmune disorder of small bowel
- Damage to villi
- Reduces surface area for nutrient reabsorption
- Diagnostic delay (underdiagnosed in pediatrics)
20
Q
Bowel Movement Questions
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- Frequency
- Consistency
- Amount
- Colour
- Odour
21
Q
Orange Stool
A
- Medications with beta-carotene
- Antacids with aluminum hydroxide
22
Q
Green Stool
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- Green, blue, purple foods
- Food coloring
- Vitamins containing chlorophyll
- Fast transit time
23
Q
Yellow Stool
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- Sign of infection
- C-diff bacteria
24
Q
Clay Stool
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- Mal-absorption
- Hepatitis
- Gallbladder disorders
25
Q
Red Stool
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- Presence of blood (fresh)
- Hematochezia
- Lower GI bleeding
26
Q
Black Stool
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- Upper GI bleed
- Iron supplements
- Black licorice
- Beets
27
Q
Lips
A
- Blisters (herpes, simplex-1)
- Ulcer
- Edema
- Defects
28
Q
Gums
A
- Hypertrophy
- Edema, redness, bleeding
- Evidence of poorly-fitting dentures
29
Q
Chewing
A
- Issues with solid food
- Seizure, stroke, brain trauma history
- Sleepiness/lethargy problems
- Dentures
30
Q
Swallowing
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- Difficulties fluid or solids
- Volume of food
- Feeling of food getting stuck
- Coughing after drinking
31
Q
Tongue
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- Enlargement
- Fissures
- Dry
- Coating
32
Q
Leukoplakia
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- Thick white patches on tongue
