Hiatal hernia

Question 1

this is when the hole in the___ is too large and the stomach moves up though that hole and into the thoracic cavity.

Answer 1

diaphram (not normal for the stomach to be living next to your lungs)

Question 2

One of the MAJOR causes of a hiatal hernia is a large___

Answer 2

abdomen.

the abdominal pressure is pushing things up and is opening up that whole that the esophagus is suppose to go through, but now the stomach is filling that space.

Question 3

S/S of hiatal hernia

Answer 3

• Heartburn (lots of reflux issues because the stomach is being squeezed and it’s so close to the larynx)
• fullness after eating (get full quickly)
• regurgitation
• dysphagia (the esophagus has been displaced)

Question 4

TX: big or small meals? position after they eat? head of bed?

Answer 4

-small - sit up (to keep the stomach down) - stay elevated even at home (they get most symptomatic at night when they’re lying down)