The digestive system is a combination of organs which have been arranged together to help carry out its particular function of turning food into the energy which is necessary to survive and packaging the excess residue for waste disposal. Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller components. The process of digestion has many stages with the first starting in the oral cavity. Within the system‚ food passes through a tube called the alimentary canal‚ more commonly known as the gastrointestinal
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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The vagina is a thin-walled tube 8 to 10 cm long. It lies between the bladder and rectumand extends from the cervix to the body exterior. Often called the birth canal‚ the vagina providesa passageway for the delivery of an infant and for the menstrual flow to leave the body.The cervix (from Latin "neck") is the lower‚ narrow portion of the uterus where it joinswith the top end of the vagina. Where they join together forms an almost 90 degree curve. It iscylindrical or
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poster/o pan- prot/o pelv- thorac/o path- umbilic/o periton- viscer/o poster- retro- trans- ventr- QUADRANT DIVISIONS OF ABDOMEN RUQ RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN LUQ LEFT UPPER QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN RLQ RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN LLQ LEFT LOWER QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN NINE REGIONS OF THORAX AND ABDOMEN RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC EPIGASTRIC LEFT HYPCHONDRIAC RIGHT LUMBAR UMBILICAL LEFT LUMBAR RIGHT ILIAC(INGUINAL) HYPOGASTRIC LEFT ILIAC
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filled space inside the cranium. This cavity contains the brain. The space that encloses the spinal cord and extends from the cranial cavity to the base of the spine is the spinal cavity. The ventral body cavity contains the organs in the chest and abdomen. The upper part of the ventral cavity includes the thoracic cavity‚ which is often thought of as the chest area. The thoracic cavity contains the lungs‚ heart‚ the lower esophagus‚ the thymus gland‚ aorta‚ trachea‚ and bronchi. The abdominal cavity
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1. Mr. Dunner is admitted to his room accompanied by his wife. Before the nurse can begin the admission assessment‚ Mr. Dunner states that he needs to “throw up.” The nurse helps him sit up and provides an emesis basin. Mr. Dunner vomits into the emesis basin and then remains sitting on the side of the bed‚ stating he may need to “throw up” again.Which assessment should the nurse complete first? A. Auscultate the bowel sounds. Another assessment should be completed before assessing the client’s
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people describe pain differently. It is very important to take a good medical history as this can provide 70 per cent or more of the clues that may lead to the diagnosis. A nurse must familiarize themselves with the anatomy of abdomen. The organs located in the abdomen are: the stomach‚ spleen‚ liver‚ gall bladder‚ pancreas‚ kidneys‚ small intestine and large intestine. The organs in the pelvis are: the bladder‚ caecum‚ appendix‚ sigmoid colon‚ rectum and female reproductive organs. (Cole‚ Lynch
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Case Study 2 Glossary 0.5% Marcaine – dictated “half percent”; brand name for local anesthetic 19-French – French is a scale used to denote catheter sizes and other tubular instruments; each unit is approximately 0.33 mm in diameter; 19-French indicates a diameter of approximately 6.2 mm. 89% shift – “shift to the left” on CBC differential indicates an increase in the number of band cells or band; 89% represents the percentage of band cells compared to the total number of white cells counted;
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46-year-old Caucasian male with a 3 day history of abdominal pain. However‚ over the past 24 hours his pain is located to the right lower quadrant and caused a significant amount of anorexia. He presented to the emergency department. CT scan of abdomen and pelvis revealed acute appendicitis. Lab showed a WBC count of 13. The laparoscopic appendectomy procedure was explained along with the risks‚ benefits and possible (Continued) Operative Report Patient Name: Benjamin Engelhart Patient
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I.DEFINITION/PREVALENCE Acute disease of the GI tract may be caused by the pathogen itself or by a bacterial or other toxin. Acute inflammatory disorders such as appendicitis and peritonitis result from contamination of damaged or normally sterile tissue by a client’s own endogenous or resident bacteria (Lemone and Burke‚ 2008‚ page 766). Appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform (wormlike) appendix; the appendix is a small fingerlike appendage about 10 cm (4 in) long‚ attached to the
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nausea. It has become increasingly more severe over the past 3 hours so that the patient now cannot walk. He had one episode of vomiting‚ and has a low-grade fever of 100. On examination the patient was in acute distress due to pain. Palpation of the abdomen showed generalized tenderness with marked pain in the RLQ and rebound pain. STAT CBC showed leukocytosis of 21‚000. Abdominal ultrasound was ordered. 1. What do the results of the CBC tell you about this patient’s condition? 2. What structures
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