Gastrointestinal System

Question 1

not actually vomit but raise esophageal or
gastric contents without nausea or retching,
called

Answer 1

Regurgitation

Question 2

is loss or lack of appetite

Answer 2

Anorexia

Question 3

patients may report difficulty swallowing
from impaired passage of solid foods or
liquids from the mouth to the stomach

Answer 3

Dysphagia

Question 4

Increased water content of the stool results in diarrhea,or stool volume greater than 200 grams in 24 hours

Answer 4

Diarrhea

Question 5

fewer than 3 bowel movements per week; 25% or more defecations with either straining or sensation of incomplete evacuation; lumpy
or hard stools; or manual facilitation

Answer 5

Constipation

Question 6

Poorly defined or localized and
intermittently timed, this type of pain is often
characterized as dull, aching, burning, cramping, or colicky

Answer 6

Visceral pain

Question 7

This type of pain tends to localize more to the source and is characterized as a more severe and steady pain

Answer 7

Parietal pain

Question 8

This type of
pain travels, or refers, from the primary
site and becomes highly localized at the
distant site.

Answer 8

Referred pai n

Question 9

Often described as “feeling sick to my stomach,” may progress to retching and vomiting.

Answer 9

nausea

Question 10

describes involuntary spasm of the stomach,
diaphragm, and esophagus that precedes and
culminates in

Answer 10

retching

Question 11

the forceful expulsion of gastric contents out of the mouth

Answer 11

vomiting

Question 12

abnormal blowing or swishing sounds heard on auscultation of the arteries,
which are vascular sounds resembling heart murmurs over the aorta or other
arteries in the abdomen

Answer 12

Bruits

Question 13

is superficial edema and bruising in
the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus

Answer 13

Cullen’s sign

Question 14

refers to bruising of the flanks, the part of the
body between the last rib and the top of the hip.

Answer 14

Grey turner sign

Question 15

is the sound that gas makes as it
moves through the intestines

Answer 15

borborygmi

Question 16

consist of clicks and gurgles and 5-
30 per minute

Answer 16

normal bowel sound

Question 17

are considered as one every
three to five minutes, and this can indicate diarrhoea, anxiety, or gastroenteritis

Answer 17

hypoactive bowel sounds

Question 18

mean there is an increase in intestinal activity.
This may happen with diarrhea or after eating

Answer 18

Increased (hyperactive) bowel sounds