Digestive Function

Question 1

It is made up of the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs that help the
body break down and absorb food.

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The Digestive System

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It receives food and begins the mechanical breakdown of food by the action of chewing an
grinding the food

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Oral Cavity

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It receives food from your mouth when you swallow

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Esophagus

Question 4

Stores food during eating

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Stomach

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The longest segment of the GI tract

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Small Intestine

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Responsible for processing waste passing by means of peristalsis.

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Large Intestine

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Chamber that connects the colon to the anus

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Rectum

Question 8

Pancreatic alpha cells – increases blood glucose levels

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Glucagon

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Pancreatic beta cells – lowers blood glucose levels

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Insulin

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Pancreatic delta cells – regulates both glucagon and insulin levels

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Somatostatin

Question 11

Modifies waste products and toxic substances

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Liver

Question 12

or salivary amylase, is an enzyme that begins the digestion of starches

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Ptyalin

Question 13

an important enzyme for protein digestion in gastric juice

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Pepsin

Question 14

Pancreatic secretions have an ___________ pH

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Alkaline

Question 15

Upper abdominal discomfort associated with eating.

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Dyspepsia or Indigestion

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is a medical term for releasing gas from the digestive system through the anus.

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Flatulence

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is a vague, uncomfortable sensation of sickness or “queasiness” that may or may not be followed by vomiting.

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Nausea

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is severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines and suffered especially by babies.

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Colic

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an abnormal increase in the frequency and liquidity of the stool.

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Diarrhea

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a decrease in the frequency of stool, or stools that are hard, dry, and of smaller volume than typical.

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Constipation

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Tarry-black color - upper GI tract bleeding.

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Melena

Question 22

lower GI tract bleeding

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Bright or dark red

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Streaking of blood on the surface of the stool (or in the tissue)

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Lower rectal or anal bleeding

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bulky, greasy, foamy stools that are foul in odor and may or may not float –
malabsorption

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Steatorrhea

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caused by a decrease or absence of conjugated bilirubin - blockage in the bile ducts

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Light-gray or clay-colored stool

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The pain literally moves through the body.

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radiating pain

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The pain is simply felt in areas other than the source

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referred pain

Question 28

is one of the most commonly performed stool tests to detect blood in the stool

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Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT)

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determines the amount of hydrogen expelled in the breath after it has been produced in the colon (on contact of galactose with fermenting bacteria) and absorbed into the blood to evaluate carbohydrate absorption.

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Hydrogen breath test

Question 30

detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori.

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Urea breath tests

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A noninvasive diagnostic technique in which high-frequency sound waves are passed into internal body structures.

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Abdominal Ultrasonography

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To identify people who are at risk for certain GI disorders.

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Genetic Testing

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Upper GI fluoroscopy Nursing Consideration

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NPO

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nursing Consideration

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Removal of all jewelry or metals

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Produces images of the body by detecting the radiation emitted from radioactive substances

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PET Scan

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insertion of a flexible tube into the stomach, or beyond the pylorus into the duodenum or the jejunum.

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Gastrointestinal Intubation

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a large-bore tube inserted through the mouth into the stomach that contains a wide outlet for removal of gastric contents.

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Orogastric Tube

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introduced through the nose into the stomach, often before or during surgery or at the bedside, to remove fluid and gas from the upper GI tract

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Nasogastric Tube

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is a procedure in which an opening is created into the stomach either for the purpose of administering nutrition, fluids, and medications via a feeding tube, or for gastric decompression.

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Gastrotomy

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is a surgically placed opening into the jejunum for the purpose of administering nutrition, fluids, and medications.

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Jejunostomy

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is generally used for patients who need supplementary nutrition

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PPN

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is for patients who require all of their dietary needs replaced

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TPN