Nursing 309 Final Set 2024 (100% Accurate Answers)

Lifestyle changes for GERD correct answers Eat 4 to 6 small meals a day. Limit/eliminate fatty foods, coffee, tea, cola, chocolate. Reduce spicy foods Limit alcohol/tobacco Do not eat/snack 2 to 3 hours before bed Post op care for pt having Stretta Procedure (hernia repair) correct answers Remain on clear liquids for 24 hours Post op day 2: consume soft diet Avoid NSAIDS/Aspirin for 10 days Use proton pump inhibitors (protonix), use liquid meds No NG tubes for at least 1 month Key features of sliding hiatal hernias correct answers heartburn regurgitation chest pain dysphagia belching Key features of Paraesophageal hernias correct answers Feeling of fullness after eating breathlessness after eating feeling of suffocation chest pain that mimics angina worsening of manifestations in a recumbent position Gas bloat syndrome correct answers pt has difficulty belching to relieve distention Lifestyle changes for gastritis correct answers eat a well balanced diet avoid drinking excess alcohol, coffee Do not take large amounts of NSAIDS, Corticosteroids Avoid food borne illnesses smoking cessation Acute gastritis correct answers rapid onset of epigastric pain nausea/vomiting vomiting blood (hematemesis) gastric hemorrhage heartburn (dyspepsia) anorexia Chronic gastritis correct answers vague report of epigastric pain relieved by food anorexia nausea/vomiting intolerance of fatty/spicy foods