NURS 3561 Exam 2 Review_ Gastrointestinal system
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NURS 3561 Exam 2 Review_ Gastrointestinal system STUDY GUIDE
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UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL 
Hiatal Hernia (p. 1280) 
What is it? 
- The opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes becomes enlarged, and part of the 
upper stomach moves into the lower portion of the thorax 
Clinical Manifestations 
- May be asymptomatic 
- Pyrosis (heart burn) 
- Regurgitation 
- Dysphagia 
- Intermittent epigastric pain or fullness/bloating after eating 
- Large hiatal hernias food intolerance, N/V after meals 
- Sliding hiatal hernias associated w GERD 
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