NURS 612 HEALTH ASSESSMENT Exam 3 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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NURS 612 EXAM 3 Acute glomerulonephritis - inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli Ascites - accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity Cholecystitis - inflammatory proce... ss of the gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic Cholelithiasis - stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals Cirrhosis - diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules Duodenal ulcer - chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that scars with healing Irritable bowel syndrome - disorder of intestinal mobility Lipase - enzyme that acts on emulsified fats Peristalsis - muscular contractions that move products of digestion through the alimentary canal Peritoneum - serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis, approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset Pylonephritis - infection of the kidney and renal pelvis Pyloric stenosis - hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to obstruction of the pyloric sphincter Pylorus - distal section of the stomach Reflux - backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower esophagus Renal abscess - localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the kidney Renal calculi [Show More]

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