GI Disturbances

Parotitis

Parotid gland inflammation Pain in the ears Educate more fluids, oral hygiene, medication adherence to antibiotics

Sialotiathiasis

Lithotripsy- shock waves to break up stone Salivary Stone

Periapical Abscess

Abscessed tooth Treated by root canal or apicoectomy

Periodontal Disease

Affects nutritions Infection that can spread into the bloodstream, the heart

The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube for a patient with pancreatitis. Which intervention can the nurse provide to allow facilitation of the tube insertion?

Allow the patient to sip water as the tube is being inserted

A nurse inspects the Stensen duct of the parotid gland to determine inflammation and possible obstruction. What area in the oral cavity would the nurse examine?

Buccal mucosa next to the upper molars

Achalasia

Disease of lower esophageal muscle and the muscle does not relax and catches it not allowing food bolus into the stomach

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has an acute exacerbation of Crohn's Disease. Which of the following laboratory findings is indicative of Crohn's Disease?

Increased ESR Increased WBC

Sialaadenitis

Inflammation of the salivary gland Caused by dehydration Warm compresses help

A patient is complains about an inflamed salivary gland below his right ear. The nurse documents probable inflammation of which gland?

Parotid

The nurse is caring for a patient after drainage of a periapical abscess. What should the care of the patient include in the post-op phase?

Soft diet after 24hours External heat pad or compress to hasten the resolution of the inflammatory swelling Warm saline mouthwashes every 2hours while awake

Neoplasms

Sweaty, Flushed Avoid 7th cranial nerve Extremely aggressive Frey Syndrome

The nurse is inserting a nasogastic tube and the patient begins coughing and is unable to speak. What does the nurse suspect has occurred?

The nurse has inadvertently inserted the tube into the trachea