NR507- Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
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ANATOMY TEST 2: Digestive Digestive System: GI diseases Suffixes
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Warning signs include: Symptoms over
age of 50:
-Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
-Odynophagia (pain on swallowing)
GERD -Nausea and vomiting
-Weight loss
-Melena
-Early satiety (feeling full after eating very
little food
Often asymptomatic
Generally, a wide variety of symptoms
develop later in life and are associated
with other GI disorders, primarily GERD
Hiatal Hernia --Sliding hiatal hernia: treatment usually
conservative. Individuals can diminish
reflux by eating small, frequent meals and
avoiding the recumbent position after
eating. Abdominal supports and tight
clothing are avoided and weight control
recommended for obese individuals.
, Characteristic manifestation = chronic
intermittent pain in epigastric area
Pain begins 30 minutes to 2 hours after
Duodenal Ulcer
eating when stomach is empty
Not unusual for pain to occur in middle of
the night and disappear by morning
Peptic ulcer is a break or ulceration in the protective mucosal lining of
the lower esophagus, stomach or duodenum
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Least likely to occur in the large intestine
SSRIs are the standard first-line treatment for major depression
Initial selection of an antidepressant includes:
-Assessment of symptoms
Major Depressive Disorder
-Age
-Side effects
-Safety
-Cost
Fear and avoidance of social situations
Social Anxiety Disorder Example: anxious person may feel very uncomfortable having a
conversation or interacting with others and very conscious of being
scrutinized and humiliated or rejected by others
Advanced neuroimaging techniques have revealed structural brain
abnormalities
Schizophrenia Diagnosis:
A consistent finding is the enlargement of the lateral and third
ventricles and the widening of frontocortical fissures and sulci .
("More" symptoms):
Hallucinations
Schizophrenia Positive symptoms Delusions
Formal thought disorder
Bizarre behavior
Flattened affect
Alogia
Schizophrenia Negative symptoms Anhedonia
Attention deficits
Apathy
Schizophrenia Cognitive symptoms: Inability to perform daily tasks requiring attention and planning
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ANATOMY TEST 2: Digestive Digestive System: GI diseases Suffixes
305 terms 10 terms 19 terms
shelbyhorton55 Preview JOHN_MCCLANAHA... Preview bigbug2
Terms in this set (40)
Warning signs include: Symptoms over
age of 50:
-Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
-Odynophagia (pain on swallowing)
GERD -Nausea and vomiting
-Weight loss
-Melena
-Early satiety (feeling full after eating very
little food
Often asymptomatic
Generally, a wide variety of symptoms
develop later in life and are associated
with other GI disorders, primarily GERD
Hiatal Hernia --Sliding hiatal hernia: treatment usually
conservative. Individuals can diminish
reflux by eating small, frequent meals and
avoiding the recumbent position after
eating. Abdominal supports and tight
clothing are avoided and weight control
recommended for obese individuals.
, Characteristic manifestation = chronic
intermittent pain in epigastric area
Pain begins 30 minutes to 2 hours after
Duodenal Ulcer
eating when stomach is empty
Not unusual for pain to occur in middle of
the night and disappear by morning
Peptic ulcer is a break or ulceration in the protective mucosal lining of
the lower esophagus, stomach or duodenum
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Least likely to occur in the large intestine
SSRIs are the standard first-line treatment for major depression
Initial selection of an antidepressant includes:
-Assessment of symptoms
Major Depressive Disorder
-Age
-Side effects
-Safety
-Cost
Fear and avoidance of social situations
Social Anxiety Disorder Example: anxious person may feel very uncomfortable having a
conversation or interacting with others and very conscious of being
scrutinized and humiliated or rejected by others
Advanced neuroimaging techniques have revealed structural brain
abnormalities
Schizophrenia Diagnosis:
A consistent finding is the enlargement of the lateral and third
ventricles and the widening of frontocortical fissures and sulci .
("More" symptoms):
Hallucinations
Schizophrenia Positive symptoms Delusions
Formal thought disorder
Bizarre behavior
Flattened affect
Alogia
Schizophrenia Negative symptoms Anhedonia
Attention deficits
Apathy
Schizophrenia Cognitive symptoms: Inability to perform daily tasks requiring attention and planning
