NU606_W12_Digestive_Disorders_Guided_Notes_Final_qualifying examination with answers

Digestive Disorders Guided Notes 1. Review the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system. 2. What are the common signs and symptoms of digestive disorders? Constipation, bleeding, bloating, abdominal pain, incontinence, nausea and vomiting. 3. What are different characteristics of diarrhea? More frequent watery and loose bowel movements. 4. What are some causes of constipation? Not enough liquids in diet, lack of exercise, ignoring the urge for a bowel movement, no enough roughage in food and altered intestinal function. 5. How can digestive disorders lead to malnutrition? Mainly digestive disorders leads to malabsorption and indigestion. It leads to decreased utilization of the nutrients or decreased absorption of the nutrients leading to malnutrition. 6. Cleft lip/palate Describe It Pathophysiology of It Risk Factors Signs and Symptoms Occurs when a baby is developing in utero, the structures that make up the top lip or palate fail to fuse together. Occurs when a baby is developing in utero, the nasal septum, lateral palatine processes and median palatine processes fail to fuse together. Clefts create a slit in the roof of the mouth that is connected directly to the nasal cavity. Alcoholism and cigarette smoking during pregnancy Folic acid deficiency Pregnancy obesity Difficulties breastfeeding A cleft connecting the mouth to the nasal cavity Misaligned jaws Speech problems