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Name 2 common liver diseases that can impair the liver's ability to metabolize nutrients and drug.
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Alcohol consumption increases the likeliness of developing these diseases.
Peptic ulcers
Cirrhosis
Pancreatitis
Stomach, Esophageal, and Colon cancer
Pain in the abdomen described as severe and sudden may be an indicator of what?
perforation
inflammation
torsion of organs
Pain located in the back can be caused by these 2 things.
Abdominal aneurysm
Duodenal ulcer
Pain that starts around the umbilicus and radiates to the lower right quadrant is often associated with...
appendicitis
Pain from this disease may be felt in the right shoulder.
Gallbladder
Presence of food in the stomach may make the pain from these two diseases worse.
Gastroenteritis
Irritable Bowel Disease
Pain associated with menstration.
Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea is caused by an increase in what?
protaglandin
What condition results in greenish-yellow vomitus.
obstructed bile duct
What kind of vomitus would be expected with acute gastritis.
Stomach contents
This condition results in fecal-odor vomitus.
Intestinal obstruction
Stomach and duodenal ulcers may result in what kind vomitus?
Hematemesis
High serum levels of what stimulates vomiting in pregnant women?
Chorionic gonadotropin
What kind of disease can turn feces from brown to a clay color?
Diseases of the liver
Name 3 possible causes of abdominal distention.
Gas
Constipation
Ascites
A symptom of cirrhosis or malignancy that is common with distention is...
Loss of appetite
Ascites is associated with which diseased organ?
Liver
Jaundice is an indicator of elevated levels of serum....
Bilirubin
Name 2 things that could cause urine to turn from amber to brown, and feces to turn brown to clay.
Elevated bilirubin
Obstruction of common bile duct
Colorectal cancer screen should begin at what age?
50
Colorectal cancer screening test that should be done every year.
FOBT
2 Colorectal cancer screening tests that should be done every 5 years.
sigmoidoscopy
double-contrast barium enema
How often should a colonoscopy be done?
Every 10 years
Author
Samilou
ID
75254
Card Set
Health Assessment
Description
Ch 14
Updated
2011-03-26T21:05:42Z
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