Nurs 5315 Gi Module 9, Exam 5 Practice Quizzes & Answers(Rated A+)

Physiologic neonatal jaundice {Ans: Normally a transient condition d/t persistent or rising bilirubin that manifests during the first week of life in healthy, full term infants and subsides after a couple of weeks. Caused by mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.}Crohn's disease S&S {Ans: abd pain, diarrhea, dehydration, bloody stools, malabsorption, malnutrition, weight loss, intestinal obstruction from chronic inflammation, fistulas and perforation of the intestine}Hepatic Encephalopathy classifications {Ans: Type A- is a direct result of Acute Liver Failure Type B- is a direct result of portosystemic bypass Type C- is a direct result of cirrhosis}Pyloric stenosis {Ans: the pylorus is narrowed which slows the flow of food from stomach to deuodenum. most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infancy. Usually causes vomiting after eating. Increase gastrin secretion in 3rd trimester has been linked to cause this. Other causes include deficiency in nitric oxide synthase containingneurons, abnormal innervation of myenteric plexus and presence of infantile hypergastrinemia and exposure to macrolide antibiotics}Osmotic diarrhea {Ans: Caused by the presence of a nonabsorbable substance in the intestines. This pulls water by osmosis into the intestinal lumen and results in large volume diarrhea. This is how mag citrate, lactulose and miralax work. Causes