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NR324: GI Disorders and Nutrition
Questions and Answers Latest Update
What is included in an upper GI bleed? Ans: Esophageal varices
Gastritis
PUD
Gastric cancer
What is included in a lower GI bleed? Ans: Diverticular disease
IBD: Crohn's and ulcerative colitis
Colon cancer
Hemorrhoids
AV malformation
What are the risk factors for a GI bleed? Ans: Smoking
Alcohol
Caffeine
Medications (NSAIDs; anticoagulants)
What are the manifestations of a GI bleed? Ans: Hematemesis (vomiting
blood):
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Bright red blood
Blood clots
Coffee-ground emesis
Melena
Shock:
Tachycardia
Shortness of breath (SOB)
Hypotension
Pallor
Dizziness
Syncope
Mental status changes
What are the diagnostic tests for a GI bleed? Ans: Labs:
CBC
Electrolytes
Liver function tests (LFTs)
PT/INT
PTT
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NR324: GI Disorders and Nutrition
Questions and Answers Latest Update
What is included in an upper GI bleed? Ans: Esophageal varices
Gastritis
PUD
Gastric cancer
What is included in a lower GI bleed? Ans: Diverticular disease
IBD: Crohn's and ulcerative colitis
Colon cancer
Hemorrhoids
AV malformation
What are the risk factors for a GI bleed? Ans: Smoking
Alcohol
Caffeine
Medications (NSAIDs; anticoagulants)
What are the manifestations of a GI bleed? Ans: Hematemesis (vomiting
blood):
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Bright red blood
Blood clots
Coffee-ground emesis
Melena
Shock:
Tachycardia
Shortness of breath (SOB)
Hypotension
Pallor
Dizziness
Syncope
Mental status changes
What are the diagnostic tests for a GI bleed? Ans: Labs:
CBC
Electrolytes
Liver function tests (LFTs)
PT/INT
PTT
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