| A | B |
|---|
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| bariatric surgery | designed to help clients reduce their weight through surgical changes to the upper GI digestive system |
| diverticulum | sac or pouch caused by herniation of the mucosa through a weakened portion of the muscular coat of the intestine or other structure |
| dumping syndrome | rapid emptying of large amounts of hypertonic chyme into the jejunum shich draws fluid from the circulating blood into the intestine, causing hypovolemia, which can produce syncope - if it progresses, the sudden appearance of carbohydrates in the jejunum stimulates the pancreas to secrete excessive amounts of insulin, which in turn causes hypoglycemia |
| dyspepsia | epigastric pain or discomfort |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the lining of the muscular tube through which food travels to the stomach |
| fundoplication | surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder that tightens the lower esophageal sphincter by wrapping the gastric fundus around the lower esophagus and suturing it into place |
| gastrectomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
| gastric decompression | removal of gas and fluids from the stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach lining |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | disorder in which there is an upward flow of gastric contents into the esophagus |
| gastrostomy | placement of a tube into the stomach via a surgically created opening into the abdominal wall |
| hiatal hernia | protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm |
| jejunostomy | GI intubation in which the tube enters the jejunum of the or small intestine via a surgically created opening into the abdominal wall |
| morbid obesity | having a body mass index of 40 or higher or when one weighs 100 lbs more, or 20% or more than his or her ideal weight |
| nasoenteric intubation | placement of a tube that passes through the nose, esophagus, and stomach to the small intestine |
| nasaogastric intubation | placement of a tube that passes through the nose and esophagus into the stomach |
| odynophagia | painful swallowing |
| orogastric intubation | placement of a tube through the mouth into the stomach |
| peptic ulcer | circumscribed erosion of tissue in an area of the GI tract that is in contact with hydrochloric acid and pepsin |
| percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy | procedure in which an endoscope is introduced orally and advanced into the stomach so that the physician can see the correct location for a gastrostostomy tube |
| pyrosis | burning sensation in the esophagus |
