GI Tract Flashcards
Dyspepsia
Indigestion. Symptoms are abdominal pain, belching, nausea, vomiting, burning
Serology
Study of serum and other bodily fluids
Endoscopy
Looking inside ones body with an endoscope
Metabolic Alkolosis
Metabolic condition, pH is elevated due to serum bicarbonate (HCO3-)
Hypophosphatemia
Low levels of phosphate in the blood. Caused by Aluminum Hydroxide
Laryngitis
Atypical symptom of GERD, inflammation of the vocal cords
Gastroenteritis
Infectious diarrhea, inflammation of the GI tract (stomach and small intestine).
Rhinitis
inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose
Kinetosis
Motion Sickness
Anticipatory Emesis
Feeling like you are going to throw up
Retrograde Amnesia
memory loss, inability to retrieve information
Celiac Disease is allergic to…
Gluten
Euphoria
Intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement and joy
Strictures
An abnormal narrowing of a body passage
Fistulas
An abnormal connection b/w an organ, vessel, or intestine to another structure
Granuloma
Collection of immune cells known as macrophages
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
Leukopenia
Low WBC count (Sulfasalzine and Azathioprine)
Oligozoospermia
Low sperm count (Sulfasalazine)
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart
Arthralgia
Joint Pain
Parasthesia
sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, numbing of a person’s skin for no apparent reason
Blood Dyscrasia
Diseased state of the blood such as luekemia or hemophillia
Hepatotoxicity
chemical driven liver damage
Thrombocytopenia
low levels of platelets
Pancytopenia
Reduction in WBC, RBC, and platelets
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
Cholestasis
Bile can not flow from the liver to the duodenum
Optic Neuritis
Inflammation of the optic nerve
Lymphomas
Cancer of the lymph nodes
Systemic Vasculitis
Inflammation of blood vessel walls
Urticaria
Hives, skin rash
Neutropenia
Low count of neutrophils
Pneumocytosis
a form of pneumonia caused by the yeast like fungus
