GI 43

Question 1

which enzymes digest starch?

Answer 1

ptyalin and salivary amylase (they are the same thing)

Question 2

swallowing is regulated by

Answer 2

medulla oblangata of the CNS

Question 3

tary black melena which part of GI ?

Answer 3

upper GI issues

Question 4

bright or dark red blood which part of GI?

Answer 4

Lower GI

Question 5

bulky, greasy stool

what can be the problem?

Answer 5

with pancreatitis

Question 6

grey or clay colored

absence of bilirubin

what can be a problem with?

Answer 6

liver and bilary disease

Question 7

inudurated

Answer 7

hardened with edges and painless ulcer on the lips

Question 8

abdominal inspection in order

Answer 8

inspection

auscultation

percussion

palpation

Question 9

fissure

Answer 9

tear

Question 10

fistula

Answer 10

develop over time (like a bridge, filling with puss)

Question 11

prolapse

Answer 11

falling outward

Question 12

Barium swallow NPO

Barium ENEMA

what do we teach them?

Answer 12

encourage to drink a lot of fluids to get it out of the system

Question 13

abdominal sonogram

Answer 13

non invasive

fast 8 to 12 hours before (dec amount of gas)

assess for level of cons, orientation and ability to ambulate (IF SEDATED)

Question 15

anoscopy, proctoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy

Answer 15

limited views, they dont go all the way up

Question 16

PILL CAM

Answer 16

takes picture of your GI tract

Question 17

fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Answer 17

screens for colon cancer by detecting blood in the stool

if something abnormal been found, you need to a colonoscopy to remove it

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Question 18

stool DNA test

Answer 18

screens for cancer by looking for gene changes and blood in a stool sample.

if something is detected, colonoscopy may be needed!

Question 19

vitals should be taken?

every 15 min for ?

every 30 min for?

and after just hourly

Answer 19

every 15 min for an hour

after AN hour

Question 20

atropine used

Answer 20

to reduce seretions of GI pre and post EGD

Question 21

MRI

Answer 21

NPO 6-8 HRS

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