Exam 17: Diseases of the Digestive System

Which Z code is associated with family history of digestive disorders?

An ileostomy is very similar to a(n) ____________________ EXCEPT that the end of the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall.

Mallory-Weiss is a name for a(n) ____________________ laceration of the esophagogastric junction,usually after severe vomiting.

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.

Match the following definitions to the correct term. -An incision into the colon to create an artificial opening to the exterior of the abdomen

The ER physician documents that the patient is being admitted for hematemesis.The patient has an Hct of 24.3.A transfusion of PRBC 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.

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

Patient with known alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver is admitted with ascites and acute spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Staphylococcus aureus.Patient is a recovering alcoholic who has been in remission for 2 years.

Match the following definitions to the correct term. -Done for the removal of the gallbladder,common bile duct,part of the duodenum,and the head of the pancreas

Lingua villosa nigra: __________

____ is the abnormal condition of stones in the gallbladder.

Name one purpose of the small intestine.

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.She had asthma as a child with last attack at age 18 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.

What is an ulcer (such as of the stomach or intestine)?

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

Patient comes to the ER with severe abdominal pain and a long history of alcoholism.Physician documents that patient is currently drinking a fifth of liquor a day.Patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis secondary to alcohol use.

The patient has a diagnosis of upper esophageal stricture and a history of COPD.An EGD with dilatation of the stricture is performed.

An indirect hernia occurs when the protrusion is through the inguinal ring into the inguinal canal;this is different from a direct hernia.

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