chapter 8 vocab Flashcards
(37 cards)
ascites
- end stage liver disease
- edema of abdomen
-person “fills up” only way to remove is to drain
borborygmus
noises made by digestive system as it digests food and moves around
dyspepsia
difficult digestion/indigestion
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
halitosis
medical term for bad breath
hematemesis
vomiting blood
-can happen because esophageal varices
hematochezia
defecation of blood
- LGI (after duodenum) (fresh blood)
-occult blood = digested blood (UGI) (in stomach)
ulcer
erosion of mucosal membrane anywhere along digestive tract
appendicitis
inflammation of appendix...LRQ: laparoscopic appendectomy
cholecystitis
inflammation of gall bladder
cholelithiasis
presence of stones in gallbladder
cirrhosis
scarring of liver due to
- alcohol
- hepatitis
inflammation leads to scar tissue
crohn’s disease
autoimmune disease that causes inexplicable inflammation anywhere in digestive tract
dental carries
cavities
enteritis
small intestine inflammation
esophageal varices
veins in esophagus rupture because of cirrhosis
-blood backs up in vessels, liquid part seeps out (edema) to reduce volume
- if it ruptures, blood drains into stomach and hematemesis occurs
gastroenteritis
stomach and small intestine inflammation
GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Heartburn or pyrosis
Hepatitis
Viral infection ; blood borne ; B/C
- acute, <6 months
hiatal hernia
stomach ruptures through diaphragm
ileus
obstruction in small or large intestine
intestinal adhesion
type of obstruction
intussusception
type of obstruction
volvulus
twisting of intestines causing blockage
