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Zachary's Story - School Papers

Zachary's Story

Zachary's Story
Katie Taylor
7-28-15
ITT Technical Institute Breckenridge School of Nursing

Zachary's Story

An ulcer starts by eroding the mucosa of the GI tract wall. What functions of digestion and/or reabsorption might be lost if this layer no longer functional? What functions will be compromised if the ulcer eats through the sub mucosa and then the muscularis?

You may lose control of defecation. Absorption would not take place: a pathway for pathogens would form.

If Zach has a peptic ulcer affecting his stomach or duodenum, which components of the peritoneum will be affected?

If a peptic ulcer was in the stomach, bacteria and partially digested food would leak into ...

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to the formation of ulcers? How is this substance secreted by the cells within the gastric pits?

Your GI tract needs the substances that cause ulcers to break down food to be absorbed in the intestines. There are squamous epiphyll tissues and folds to the stop the acid from breaking down the stomach itself.

If Zach's only normal digestive enzymes come from his mouth, what substances will he be able to digest? (Jenkins,Totora 2013)

The only foods he can really break down with the mouth are enzymes and starches.

Crohn's disease is a lifelong inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Parts of the digestive system get swollen and have deep sores called ulcers. Crohn's disease usually is found in the last part of the small intestine and the first part of the large intestine. But it can develop anywhere in the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus. Doctors don't know what causes Crohn's disease. You may get it when the body's immune system has an abnormal response to ...

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Added: 8/18/2015 09:32:06 PM
Submitted By: KatieTaylor
Category: Health & Medicine
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