NURS 5315 - Disorders of the GI System Test 4 -BLUE PRINT REAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS

NURS 5315 - Disorders of the GI System Test 4 -BLUE PRINT REAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS Primary manifestations of SRMD - ANSWER GI bleeding Cushing Ulcers - ANSWER Stress ulcers that occur as a result of TBI or brain surgery Upper GI bleed - ANSWER any source of bleeding which occurs in the esophagus, stomach or the duodenum. Upper GI bleed is characterized by... - ANSWER frank, bright red or "coffee ground" emesis Upper GI bleed causes - ANSWER bleeding varices (varicose veins) in the esophagus or stomach peptic ulcers gastritis Mallory-Weiss tear (tearing of the esophagus from the stomach) Lower GI bleed is found in the ... - ANSWER jejunum, ileum, colon, or rectum Lower GI bleed causes - ANSWER inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, diverticula or hemorrhoids Type of bleed commonly associated with colon cancer - ANSWER occult GI bleed Blood loss of 1000ml or greater will cause... - ANSWER hypotension, tachycardia and if severe enough may lead to hypovolemic shock Indicator of an upper GI bleed - ANSWER Hematemesis Hematemesis - ANSWER bright red, bloody emesis Coffee ground emesis - ANSWER indicator of upper GI bleed but is not necessarily emergent Hematochezia - ANSWER presence of bright red blood in the stools Presence of hematochezia - ANSWER suggests that the bleed is in the lower GI tract, usually in the rectum, sigmoid colon or the descending colon