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Stores bile to be used
gallbladder
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breaks down carbs, proteins, fats, makes and secretes insulin
Pancreas
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When taking patient history for pt w/ GI needs what should be included
- Diet Changes
- Appetite changes
- Smoking/Alcohol Use
- Pain-What makes it better or worse
- Indigestion
- Nausea and voiting
- Changes in weight
- Characteristic of Bowel elimination
- Patient/family hx of GI disorders
- GI surgeries
- Rectal Exam (Colonoscopy, OB, Sigmoidoscopy)
- Current Medications
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When Assessing the Oral cavity what should you be looking for
- Condition of teeth
- Dentures?
- Con dition of tongue and gums
- Ulcers
- Nodules
- swelling
- discoloration
- inflammation
- odor (ammonia=liver failure, Fruity=diabetic acidosis)
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filters toxins and builds proteins
liver
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When assessing the abdomen what should you be looking for
- Inspect, auscultate, palpation,percussion
- scars
- Contour (flat, concave, distended)
- Symmetry
- Bowel sounds (hypo, hyper, active)
- Masses
- Pain/tenderness (rebbound tenderness)
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Normal bowel sounds
5/34 min
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Hypoactive bowel sounds
1-min
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Hyperactive bowel sounds
- repeated, high pitched, freq intervals
- gastroenteritis, pyloric obstruction, diarrhea
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Absent bowel sounds
- no sounds in 5 inutes
- ? Peritonitis, ileus, obstruction
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