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NR507- Advanced ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Pathophysiology Final Exam with ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




correct answers ||\\||\\




GERD - correct answers ✔✔Warning signs include:
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Symptoms over age of 50: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




-Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




-Odynophagia (pain on swallowing) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




-Nausea and vomiting ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




-Weight loss ||\\||\\




-Melena
-Early satiety (feeling full after eating very little food
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Hiatal Hernia - correct answers ✔✔Often asymptomatic
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Generally, a wide variety of symptoms develop later in life ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




and are associated with other GI disorders, primarily
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GERD

,--Sliding hiatal hernia: treatment usually conservative. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Individuals can diminish reflux by eating small, frequent ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




meals and avoiding the recumbent position after eating.
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Abdominal supports and tight clothing are avoided and ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




weight control recommended for obese individuals. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Duodenal Ulcer - correct answers ✔✔Characteristic ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




manifestation = chronic intermittent pain in epigastric ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




area


Pain begins 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating when
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stomach is empty ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Not unusual for pain to occur in middle of the night and
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disappear by morning ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Peptic Ulcer Disease - correct answers ✔✔Peptic ulcer is a
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break or ulceration in the protective mucosal lining of the
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lower esophagus, stomach or duodenum
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, Least likely to occur in the large intestine
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Major Depressive Disorder - correct answers ✔✔SSRIs are
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the standard first-line treatment for major depression
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Initial selection of an antidepressant includes:
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-Assessment of symptoms ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




-Age
-Side effects ||\\||\\




-Safety
-Cost


Social Anxiety Disorder - correct answers ✔✔Fear and
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avoidance of social situations ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Example: anxious person may feel very uncomfortable ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




having a conversation or interacting with others and very
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