GI

In patients with gastric cancer a _______may be used to evaluate for the presence of anemia.

CBC- complete blood count

Currently, the most commonly used therapy for peptic ulcers is a combination of ____________, proton pump inhibitors, and bismuth salts that suppresses or eradicates H. pylori.

antibiotics

A laparoscopic _________________ is the standard therapy for symptomatic gallstones.

cholecystectomy -surgical removal of gallbladder

_____________________ may occur as a result of any surgical procedure that involves the removal of a significant portion of the stomach or includes resection or removal of the pylorus.

dumping syndrome

True or False: Acute gastritis is a prolonged inflammation due to benign or malignant ulcers of the stomach.

false

True or False: Gallstones, composed predominantly of pigment, account for 75% of all cases of gallbladder diseases in the United States.

false

True or False: The most common site for a peptic ulcer formation is in the pylorus.

false

Gastritis and _____________ from peptic ulcer disease are the two most common causes of upper GI tract bleeding.

hemorrhage

Tumors of the small intestine are uncommon, of these approximately 64% are __________________.

malignant

True or False: Most peptic ulcers result from infection with the gram-negative bacteria H. pylori, which may be acquired through ingestion of food and water.

true

True or False: The best time to teach a client to take proton pump inhibitors is 30 minutes before a meal.

true

True or False: The vast majority of gastric cancers are acquired and not inherited.

true