Worksheet 11G Case Study Directions: Below is a case study presentation of a pat

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Worksheet 11G Case Study Directions: Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition covered in this chapter. Read the case study and answer the questions below. Some questions will ask for information not included within this chapter. Use your text, a medical dictionary, or any other reference material you choose to answer these questions. A 70-year-old female has come into the office complaining about "difficult digestion, acid backing up into the esophagus, difficulty swallowing, and vomiting blood" Over the past an x-ray of her bowels, that required an enema containing | barium to be given to her by the x-ray technician, revealed some small mushroom-shapea tumors in her colon, and a gallstone condition requiring surgical removal of her gallbladder. The physician ordered several diagnostic procedures with the following results: an FOBT confirmed melena, H pylori antibody test was positive for presence of bacteria, and gastroscopy did reveal active PUD. What pathological condition does this patient currently have? Look this condition up in a reference source and include a short description of it. 1. 2. What is the medical term for each of this patient's complaints? 41 What is the medical term for each of the procedures or conditions she has had over the past 10 years? 3. 4. Describe the diagnostic procedures performed at this time in your own words. 5. Describe the results of each test 6. What is the location of this patient's peptic ulcer? What are other common locations for digestive system ulcers? 17 by Pearson Education, Inc. ©201 Frucht, Worksheets for Medical Terminology: Get Connected

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1) This patient may have multiple pathological condition over the past 10 years. Currently she is suffering with indigestion, dysphagia, hematemesis, and GERD. It occurs may be in association with colon polyps as it was ruled out 10years before. Her current pathological condition could be GERD with peptic ulcer.

GERD is a chronic digestive condition in which the contents of the stomach flows back into the food pipe (esophagus). The backflow of acidic contents irritates the food pipe wall and causes GERD. It also affects the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the ring of muscle between the esophagus and stomach.

3&4) She underwent LOWER GI SERIES -A lower gastrointestinal series is a medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the colon (large intestine). X-rays are taken while barium sulfate, a radiocontrast agent, fills the colon by an enema through the rectum.

She is diagnosed to have colon polyps.

She also has cholelithiasis for which she undergone cholecystectomy.

Cholelithiasis is the medical term for gallstone disease. Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder.

A cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder which is a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen.

FOBT - The fecal occult blood test is a lab test used to check stool samples for hidden or occult blood. Occult blood in the stool may indicate colon cancer or polyps in the colon or rectum.

H pylori test can be done through blood, breath, stool and endoscopy.

H pylori Antibody Test- It’s a blood test done to detect the presence of antibodies against HPylori bacteria,.A positive blood test for H. pylori antibody may indicate a current or previous infection.

A gastroscopy is a procedure where a thin, flexible tube called an endoscope is used to look inside the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. It's also referred to as an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

5) LOWER GI SERIES detected colon polps.

    FOBT found occult blood in stool

   H pylori antibodies are detected by the blood test.

   Gastroscopy revealed active Peptic ulcers.

6)The patient has bleeding duodenal ulcer which can be ruled from the current symptoms.

There are three types of digestive ulcers:

·         gastric ulcers: ulcers that develop inside the stomach.

·         esophageal ulcers: ulcers that develop inside the esophagus.

·         duodenal ulcers: ulcers that develop in the upper section of the small intestines(the duodenum).

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