GI Tract Flashcards
1
Q
GERD
A
Heart burn 30min after eating and supine
2
Q
Foods to avoid with GERD
A
Spicy, chocolate, fatty food, peppermint, caffeine
3
Q
Help with GERD
A
Lay down and elevate head
Sleep L side
Exercise 2-3 hours after eating
4
Q
Cholecystitis
A
Gallstones in duct causing inflamed gallbladder (RUQ)
Murphy sign
Pain after fatty foods
5
Q
Ulcerative colitis
A
LLQ
Continuous lesion in large intestines
Bloody diarrhea’s
6
Q
Crohns disease
A
RLQ
Skip lesion anywhere in intestines
Pain relieved by passing gas
7
Q
IBS
A
Abnormal intestinal contractions
Pain relived with pooping, ribbon stool
8
Q
Appendicitis
A
RLQ
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