BSN 266 NURSING CONCEPTS II
Nightingale College
2025/2026
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, what are the structures of the upper GI tract?
Oral cavity and pharynx,
esophagus, stomach and small
intestine
nausea feeling the urge to vomit
act of expelling stomach contents, protective function to rid body of
vomiting harmful substances from GI tract
prolonged n+v dehydration and electrolyte imbalances can occur
therapeutic measures for N+V include:
No interventions, if self limited
Protect airway to prevent
aspiration
Antiemetics (Zofran)
NGT (decompression)
Clear liquids as tolerated
Crackers and dry toast
Inflammation of the oral cavity; caused by aphthous stomatitis
stomatitis (canker sores), herpes simplex- type 1 (cold sores)
alcohol or tobacco use risk factors for oral cancer include:
therapeutic measures for oral cancer include:
radiation, chemotherapy, surgery,
radical/modified neck dissection
protrusion of a part of the stomach upward through the opening in
hiatal hernia the diaphragm
a hiatal hernia can occur in:
smokers, over 50 years, obesity,
pregnancy, may have GERD
surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder that
tightens the lower esophageal sphincter by wrapping the gastric
fundoplication fundus around the lower esophagus and suturing it into place
A longitudinal tear in the mucous membrane of esophagus at the
stomach junction (gastric cardia), occurs from sudden powerful
Mallory-Weiss tear force
s+s of Mallory-Weiss tear
bright red bloody emesis, bloody
or tarry stool
therapeutic measures for Mallory-Weiss tear:
diagnosed with EGD, monitor for
signs of bleeding, monitor H&H,
PPI, avoid ETOH
Dilated blood vessels in the esophagus, ruptured blood vessels
esophageal varices are life threatening, portal hypertension
autoimmune gastritis, occurs in body of stomach, no
type A symptoms,leads to pernicious anemia
Nightingale College
2025/2026
Exam Prep Guide
(Expert Verified Questions and
Answers)
Plus A+ Grade Guarantee
, what are the structures of the upper GI tract?
Oral cavity and pharynx,
esophagus, stomach and small
intestine
nausea feeling the urge to vomit
act of expelling stomach contents, protective function to rid body of
vomiting harmful substances from GI tract
prolonged n+v dehydration and electrolyte imbalances can occur
therapeutic measures for N+V include:
No interventions, if self limited
Protect airway to prevent
aspiration
Antiemetics (Zofran)
NGT (decompression)
Clear liquids as tolerated
Crackers and dry toast
Inflammation of the oral cavity; caused by aphthous stomatitis
stomatitis (canker sores), herpes simplex- type 1 (cold sores)
alcohol or tobacco use risk factors for oral cancer include:
therapeutic measures for oral cancer include:
radiation, chemotherapy, surgery,
radical/modified neck dissection
protrusion of a part of the stomach upward through the opening in
hiatal hernia the diaphragm
a hiatal hernia can occur in:
smokers, over 50 years, obesity,
pregnancy, may have GERD
surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder that
tightens the lower esophageal sphincter by wrapping the gastric
fundoplication fundus around the lower esophagus and suturing it into place
A longitudinal tear in the mucous membrane of esophagus at the
stomach junction (gastric cardia), occurs from sudden powerful
Mallory-Weiss tear force
s+s of Mallory-Weiss tear
bright red bloody emesis, bloody
or tarry stool
therapeutic measures for Mallory-Weiss tear:
diagnosed with EGD, monitor for
signs of bleeding, monitor H&H,
PPI, avoid ETOH
Dilated blood vessels in the esophagus, ruptured blood vessels
esophageal varices are life threatening, portal hypertension
autoimmune gastritis, occurs in body of stomach, no
type A symptoms,leads to pernicious anemia
