Gastrointestinal Simulator session

Question 1

What will be aspects of this case you wish to focus on?

Answer 1

1. sudden severe upper abdominal pain after eating

2, vomitting food

3. dizzyness, loss of balance

3cold sweats

4. mild blunt pain in stomach mistaken for hunger

Question 2

what can you see in the vomitus? colour, any undigested food?

Answer 2

Bleeding from duodenal ulcers causes hematemesis (vomit brown blood) or melena 9black stool)

Question 3

which examinations will you carry out on sam immediately?

Answer 3

endoscopy and urea breath test for h.pylori

Question 4

sam will be connected to an electrocardiogram and blood pressure monitor