Exam 18: Diseases of the Digestive System

MATCHING Match the following definitions to the correct term. -Used as feeding tubes for patients who are having difficulty eating,are malnourished,or are aspirating food

The mouth is where digestion begins.

Recurrent gangrenous inguinal hernia: __________

A patient is admitted with recurrent right inguinal hernia.The hernia cannot be reduced,and the patient is taken to the OR for an open repair of indirect hernia with mesh.The patient spikes a fever on day 2,and workup reveals a UTI.What codes are applicable?

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

MATCHING Match the following definitions to the correct term. -Performed on people with severe liver complications;procedure does not improve the function of the liver but instead helps treat the complications

MATCHING Match the following definitions to the correct term. -Surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease

A(n)____ is a protrusion of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening of the body.

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

Name one purpose of the small intestine.

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

MATCHING Match the following definitions to the correct term. -The removal of the appendix

What are diverticula?

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

____ means bright red in the stool.

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

Diverticulosis: __________

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.

Ostomies are surgically created openings into the body.Enterostomies and colostomies are created to discharge waste products from the body.

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.