Exam 18: Diseases of the Digestive System

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Performed on people with severe liver complications; procedure does not improve the function of the liver but instead helps treat the complications

Recurrent gangrenous inguinal hernia: __________

Code ____ is coded for personal history of malignant neoplasm of the GI tract, unspecified.

Symptoms of gastric ulcers may include pain when eating, vomiting, and tarry bowel movements.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Name one purpose of the small intestine.

What drug could be given to treat a gastric ulcer?

A patient presents with melena, weakness, and fatigue. A colonoscopy with biopsy of the rectum and colon is performed and reveals multiple diverticula and internal hemorrhoids. No source of bleeding is identified.Discharge Diagnosis: GI bleed; chronic blood loss anemia

All of the following are part of the digestive system EXCEPT the ____.

Postgastrectomy diarrhea: __________

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Used as feeding tubes for patients who are having difficulty eating, are malnourished, or are aspirating food

Patient with vomiting and abdominal pain is admitted to the hospital. After workup, it is determined that the patient has appendicitis. The patient is taken to the OR for a laparoscopic appendectomy. The physician documents that the pathology report shows acute appendicitis with an abscess.

Patient who is a 60-year-old female presents to the ER with severe abdominal pain. The patient has a history of Crohn's disease of the colon. She had asthma as a child, with last attack at age 18 years, and currently appears dehydrated. After study, it is determined that the patient has an abscess of the large intestine. Antibiotics are administered, as well as IV fluids with potassium to treat the dehydration and hypokalemia.

A patient is admitted for chemotherapy (via central venous catheter) for pancreatic cancer and develops ulcerative mucositis of the mouth due to gemcitabine.

The ER physician documents that the patient is being admitted for hematemesis. The patient has an Hct of 24.3. A transfusion of packed red blood cells is administered (via peripheral vein), and the patient is taken to the OR for an EGD. The EGD reveals that the patient has an acute perforated duodenal ulcer that is causing the bleed. The ulcer is cauterized. The patient is treated with IV antibiotics, omeprazole, and NG tube. The discharge summary lists an additional diagnosis of acute blood loss anemia.

Patient with malignant neoplasm of the descending colon is admitted for open left hemicolectomy and temporary transverse colostomy.

All of the following are functions of the liver EXCEPT that it ____.

A patient is admitted with Crohn's disease of the large bowel. An open right hemicolectomy is performed with temporary ascending colostomy. The patient has mild malnutrition and was dehydrated on admission. Postoperatively, the patient's potassium levels are monitored, and the hypokalemia is treated with K-Dur.

Which of the following aid(s) in the digestive process?

Retrocecal abscess: __________