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GI system structures ( 2 major components

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Alimentary canal

Accessory organs of digestion

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Alimentary canal

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Mouth oesophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine 
Rectum
Anus
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Accessory organs

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Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder

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4
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Other organs

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All organs covered by peritoneum
（2 layers)
Parietal
Visceral
Nerve supply 
Blood supply
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5
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Parietal

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Lines of abdomen

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Visceral

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Covers abdominal

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7
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Overall function of the gi tract

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Provide cells with nutrients

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Major function of the git

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Ingestion and propulsion of food
Digestion
Absorption
Elimination

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9
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Digestion

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Digestion is the physical and chemical breakdown into absorbable substances
Passed into tge digestive tract
Digestive enzymes and secretion

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10
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Patient subjective data

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Complications/ symptoms 
Past health history( prevrious gi illness other illness)
Current complaint
Lifestyle 
Surgery 
Medications
Bowel characteristics
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11
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Objective data

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Physical assessment of the git
Body mass index
Abdominal assessment

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12
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Routine assessment fir each quadrant of the abdomen

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Inspection
Auscultation
Percussion
Palpation

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13
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Quadrants of the abdominal assessment

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Right upper
Left upper
Right lower
Left lower

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14
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Right upper

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Liver, gallbladder, head of the pancreas, duodenum, part of ascending and descending colon

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Left upper

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Stomach
Body of pancreas 
Left liver lobe
Spleen
Part of transverse and descending colon
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16
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Right lower

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Appendix
Part of ascending colon
Part of right kidney

17
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Left lower

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Sigmoid colon
Portion of left kidney
Part of descending colon

18
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Inspection

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Color
Contour
Swelling
Symmetry 
distension
19
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Auscultation

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Listen of sound gurgling or bubbling

Use of a stethoscope 
Normal (1 in 5-20 secs)
Hyperactive (5-6 in less than 30 secs
Hypoactive( 1-2 in 1-2 min)
Absent ( no sound at all)
20
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Percusion

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Listen ofr tympany( the air filled kver abdomenaur in stomach and intestine)
Dullness（ lliver spleen fullbladder colon)

21
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Palpation

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Deep and light
Painful area last

Light palpation to assess tenderness and swelling
Deepcto assess masses
Should be no tenderness /nodules

22
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Abnormal assessment

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Masses
Nodule
Abnormal bowel sound
Enlarged spleen
Nodular liver/large lvwr
23
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Clinical alerts

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Absence of bowel sounds
Palpable masses
Dyspesia
Dysphagia
Blood in stool 
Changes in bowel habits
24
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Diagnostic studies in the gi traxt

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Blood test
Stool culture
Liver biopsy
Imaging test( st scan)
Faecal analysis
Gatric anaylis
Endoscopic process
25
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Nursing implications

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Providing info about test
Anxiety
Assess hydration
Discomfort

26
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Abnormalities of the GItract

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Motility problems
Bleeding
Perforation
Obstruction
Inflammation 
Carcinoma
27
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Gi system related diagnosis

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Constipation
Diarrhoea 
Fluid volume deficit
Nutrition 
Acute pain
28
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GIt common pharmacological agents

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Affext mouth
Neutralise gastric secretion
(Antacid, h-2 receptor antagonists)
N&V (antiemetic)
Use of inflammatory bowel disease
Affected biliary system

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