CNUR 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gastrointestinal Tract, Genitourinary System, Small Intestine

• School: University of Regina
• Department: Collaborative Nursing Program
• Course: CNUR 107
• Professor: Shauna Davies

Document Summary

Cnur 107 notes week 9 (gastrointestinal & genitourinary assessment) O assessment of the normal gastrointestinal (gi) system and genitourinary (gu) system. O review anatomy and physiology of the gi system. Alimentary canal: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. Accessory digestive organs: teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas. It"s a tendinous seam: rectus abdominus- one set of abd muscles- forms a strip extending the length of the midline, can be palpate, stretches/can tear in pregnancy. Internal structures: solid viscera, liver, pancreas, spleen, adrenal glands, kidneys, ovaries, uterus, hollow viscera, stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, bladder. How to describe our findings: 4 quadrants, right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower, anatomical landmarks, epigastrium, umbilical, hypogastric/suprapubic. Cultural and social considerations: prevalence of lactose intolerance, rates of celiac disease, gerd and modifiable risk factors, peptic ulcer disease (canada has highest incidence in world, relationship of hepatitis a and gi illnesses to socioeconomic factors.