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Timby Ch. 45 Caring for Clients with
Disorders of the Upper GI Tract. Exam
Study Guide.
Anorexia - Answer✔Lack of appetite
Hypothalamus - Answer✔The appetite center.
Glycogenolysis - Answer✔Conversion of glycogen to glucose
Water soluble vitamins. - Answer✔He body doesn't store these vitamins. Vitamins B, C, and
folic acid
Fat soluble vitamins - Answer✔The body stores these vitamins, but requires fat to do so.
Vitamins A, D, E, and K
Common causes of N/V - Answer✔Drugs, infections and inflammatory conditions of the GI
tract, intestinal obstruction, systemic infections, lesions of the CNS, food poisoning, emotional
stress, early pregnancy, and uremia
medulla - Answer✔Vomiting center. Particularly sensitive to parasympathetic neurotransmitters
released in response to gastric irritation.
Valsalva maneuver - Answer✔Accompanied the forceful expulsion of stomach contents, causes
dizziness, hypotension, and bradycardia
Prolonged vomiting leads to this - Answer✔Low levels of serum sodium and chloride.
Bicarbonate levels may rise to compensate for the loss of chloride and accumulation of metabolic
acids. The hematocrit value, if high, is secondary to the hemp concentration that accompanies
dehydration
Deficient fluid volume - Answer✔Related to prolonged vomiting and decreased intake of oral
fluids
Causes of oral cancer - Answer✔HPV infection, repeated irritation from rough teeth, dentures, or
fillings, and poor oral and dental hygiene
What should be at the bedside after oral surgery? - Answer✔Suction equipment, administration
of oxygen, and tracheostomy tray.
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Timby Ch. 45 Caring for Clients with
Disorders of the Upper GI Tract. Exam
Study Guide.
Anorexia - Answer✔Lack of appetite
Hypothalamus - Answer✔The appetite center.
Glycogenolysis - Answer✔Conversion of glycogen to glucose
Water soluble vitamins. - Answer✔He body doesn't store these vitamins. Vitamins B, C, and
folic acid
Fat soluble vitamins - Answer✔The body stores these vitamins, but requires fat to do so.
Vitamins A, D, E, and K
Common causes of N/V - Answer✔Drugs, infections and inflammatory conditions of the GI
tract, intestinal obstruction, systemic infections, lesions of the CNS, food poisoning, emotional
stress, early pregnancy, and uremia
medulla - Answer✔Vomiting center. Particularly sensitive to parasympathetic neurotransmitters
released in response to gastric irritation.
Valsalva maneuver - Answer✔Accompanied the forceful expulsion of stomach contents, causes
dizziness, hypotension, and bradycardia
Prolonged vomiting leads to this - Answer✔Low levels of serum sodium and chloride.
Bicarbonate levels may rise to compensate for the loss of chloride and accumulation of metabolic
acids. The hematocrit value, if high, is secondary to the hemp concentration that accompanies
dehydration
Deficient fluid volume - Answer✔Related to prolonged vomiting and decreased intake of oral
fluids
Causes of oral cancer - Answer✔HPV infection, repeated irritation from rough teeth, dentures, or
fillings, and poor oral and dental hygiene
What should be at the bedside after oral surgery? - Answer✔Suction equipment, administration
of oxygen, and tracheostomy tray.
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