NURB 3050 Gastrointestinal Disorders
Complete Questions and correct
Answers
What is a loss of appetite? - correct answer-✅anorexia
What are physiologic responses that are common to many GI disorders? - correct answer-✅anorexia,
nausea, vomiting
What consists of the rhythmic spasmodic movements of the diaphragm, chest wall, and abdominal
muscles? - correct answer-✅retching
What responses are protective to the extent that they signal the presence of disease? - correct answer-
✅anorexia, nausea, vomiting, retching
With what response does the body signal that there is a presence of a disease and it removes noxious
agents from the GI tract? - correct answer-✅vomiting
What are the two functionally distinct medullary centers that are involved with vomiting? - correct
answer-✅vomiting center, chemoreceptor trigger zone
What is the difficulty swallowing? - correct answer-✅dysphagia
What is painful swallowing? - correct answer-✅odynophagia
What is the failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax? - correct answer-✅achalasia
Strokes, heavy sedation, and head trauma can cause what alteration in swallowing? - correct answer-
✅dysphagia
What is known as the pain in the epigastric area that radiates to the throat, shoulder, or back 30 to 60
minutes after a meal? - correct answer-✅heartburn
What are seven ways to prevent gastroesophageal reflux? - correct answer-✅-avoid large meals
-avoid alcohol use and smoking
-eat meals sitting up
-avoid recumbent position several hours after a meal
-avoid bending for long periods
-sleep with head elevated
-lose weight
What is gastroesophageal reflux also known as? - correct answer-✅GERD
What infection thrives in an acid environment of the stomach? - correct answer-✅H. pylori
What disrupts the mucosal barrier that protects the stomach from harmful effects of its digestive
enzymes? - correct answer-✅H. pylori
What is the transient inflammation of the gastric mucosa? - correct answer-✅acute gastritis
What is most commonly associated with local irritants such as bacterial endotoxins, alcohol, and asprin?
- correct answer-✅acute gastritis
What is characterized by the absence of grossly visible erosions and the presence of chronic
inflammatory changes? - correct answer-✅chronic gastritis
What does chronic gastritis eventually lead to? - correct answer-✅atrophy of the glandular epithelium
of the stomach
What is a common cause of peptic ulcers? - correct answer-✅H. pylori
What is the treatment of peptic ulcers? - correct answer-✅eradicate H. pylori
What are six risk factors for the development of stress ulcers? - correct answer-✅-large surface area
burns
-trauma
-sepsis
Complete Questions and correct
Answers
What is a loss of appetite? - correct answer-✅anorexia
What are physiologic responses that are common to many GI disorders? - correct answer-✅anorexia,
nausea, vomiting
What consists of the rhythmic spasmodic movements of the diaphragm, chest wall, and abdominal
muscles? - correct answer-✅retching
What responses are protective to the extent that they signal the presence of disease? - correct answer-
✅anorexia, nausea, vomiting, retching
With what response does the body signal that there is a presence of a disease and it removes noxious
agents from the GI tract? - correct answer-✅vomiting
What are the two functionally distinct medullary centers that are involved with vomiting? - correct
answer-✅vomiting center, chemoreceptor trigger zone
What is the difficulty swallowing? - correct answer-✅dysphagia
What is painful swallowing? - correct answer-✅odynophagia
What is the failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax? - correct answer-✅achalasia
Strokes, heavy sedation, and head trauma can cause what alteration in swallowing? - correct answer-
✅dysphagia
What is known as the pain in the epigastric area that radiates to the throat, shoulder, or back 30 to 60
minutes after a meal? - correct answer-✅heartburn
What are seven ways to prevent gastroesophageal reflux? - correct answer-✅-avoid large meals
-avoid alcohol use and smoking
-eat meals sitting up
-avoid recumbent position several hours after a meal
-avoid bending for long periods
-sleep with head elevated
-lose weight
What is gastroesophageal reflux also known as? - correct answer-✅GERD
What infection thrives in an acid environment of the stomach? - correct answer-✅H. pylori
What disrupts the mucosal barrier that protects the stomach from harmful effects of its digestive
enzymes? - correct answer-✅H. pylori
What is the transient inflammation of the gastric mucosa? - correct answer-✅acute gastritis
What is most commonly associated with local irritants such as bacterial endotoxins, alcohol, and asprin?
- correct answer-✅acute gastritis
What is characterized by the absence of grossly visible erosions and the presence of chronic
inflammatory changes? - correct answer-✅chronic gastritis
What does chronic gastritis eventually lead to? - correct answer-✅atrophy of the glandular epithelium
of the stomach
What is a common cause of peptic ulcers? - correct answer-✅H. pylori
What is the treatment of peptic ulcers? - correct answer-✅eradicate H. pylori
What are six risk factors for the development of stress ulcers? - correct answer-✅-large surface area
burns
-trauma
-sepsis
