Upper abdominal distention after eating



    • General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function

      1. occurs many hours after eating or during fasting. 2. recurs about every 90 minutes. 3. moderately active peristaltic waves sweep slowly downward along the stomach and small intestine. 4. sweeps excess digestive secretions and debris into colon. 5. begins in body of stomach and spreads through the ileum. 6. 40 cm area of contraction moves @ 6 ...


    • [DOCX File]Objectives - The Manual Therapy Institute

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      Epigastric/upper abdominal pain which and radiate to the back. Pain worse after person eats or lays down. Sitting up and leaning forward may cause relief (this usually indicates the lesion has spread beyond the pancreas, and at this point may be inoperable.) Light colored stool. Constipation. Nausea and vomiting. Vomiting. Weakness


    • [DOC File]Chapter 23 The Gastrointestinal Tract

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      Upper-abdominal discomfort. ... Characterized by binge eating without self-induced vomiting leading to weight gain. ... Mild crampy pain and distention. Water and electrolyte disturbances not a major problem. CAUSES. Adhesions: from previous surgery.


    • [DOC File]Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

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      i. Two to three hours after eating a fatty meal, severe upper right quadrant abdominal pain develops. 3. Management. a. Prehospital management should focus on making the patient comfortable. i. Pain medications include meperidine and morphine. (a) Morphine may cause gallbladder spasms, and thus add to the pain. ii. Medication for nausea is ...


    • [DOC File]جامــــعة بابــــــل

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      of worsening nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Her pain is located in the. midepigastric area and right upper quadrant. She reports a subjective fever and. denies diarrhea. Her pain is presently constant and sharp in nature but previously. was intermittent and cramping only after eating “greasy” foods. On


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      : Ms. G. a 42 year female housewife who makes appointment because she has been experiencing pain in her upper abdomen for the past 3 months. Describes the pain as an “ache” that sometimes radiates into her right upper back and right shoulder. The pain gets worse after eating fatty or greasy foods, so she has eliminated these foods.


    • [DOC File]Symptom / Chief Complaint

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      Suspected food poisoning that is severe and/or does not resolve after 12 hours. Severe abdominal pain in the middle or right lower quadrant. N/V with fever and/or diarrhea. Severe right upper quadrant pain, especially after eating fatty foods. Blood in vomit. Yellow skin or eye discoloration and dark urine


    • [DOC File]1 - Weebly

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      vomiting 1 or more hours after eating – gastric outlet obstruction. early morning – pregnancy, alcoholics, patients with uremia. Projectile vomiting – CNS disorders with increased intracranial pressure. Associated symptoms – abdominal mass, bowel changes, dysphagia, jaundice. Hyperemesis gravidarum – associated with pregnancy. 8.


    • [DOC File]The Abdomen

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      right upper quadrant pain after eating fatty meal. H. Pancreatitis. pain around umbilicus. I. Renal calculi. CVA tenderness. hematuria. J. Paralytic ileus “lazy” bowel. peristalsis ceases. decreased or absent bowel sounds. abdominal distention. large volume of gastric drainage through naso-gastric tube


    • [DOC File]C H A P T E R 6 3

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      Appearance of mass movements after meals is facilitated by gastrocolic and duodenocolic reflexes. These reflexes result from distention of the stomach and duodenum. The reflexes almost certainly are transmitted by way of the autonomic nervous system. Irritation in the colon can also initiate intense mass movements.


    • [DOC File]Gastroduodenal Disorders

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      Provide small, frequent feedings on time. This will decrease distention and the release of gastrin. Frequent feedings also help neutralize gastric secretions and dilute stomach contents. However, eating small, frequent meals or snacks can lead to acid rebound, which occurs 2 to 4 hours after eating.


    • [DOC File]A 45 year old female presents with a complaint of ...

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      A 45-year-old female presents with a complaint of abdominal pain for the past 3 days. She localizes the pain to her epigastric area and states that it radiates to her right upper quadrant. She notes that it became markedly worse after eating dinner last night. She recalls a past history of similar pain, but has never had any diagnostic workup.


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