Essays on Acid Reflux

Objective: Patient appears well-groomed and devoid of nervousness or anxiety. Vital signs are within normal limits (WNL), except for mild fever. Abdomen: Normal bowel sounds, no rebound or guarding, no masses, presence of mild epigastric tenderness on palpation.

Gastritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) The primary diagnosis for this case is gastritis. Based on the subjective assessment findings, it is apparent that the symptoms described by the patient are consistent with gastritis. Additionally, the patient has a history of gastritis, hence making it a primary diagnosis. GERD may be excluded as a primary diagnosis since GERD-related ...

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GERD: Introduction

“Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a syndrome wherein the stomach’s contents of those in the small intestine constantly move up into the esophagus. The rearwards motion of the contents is called a “reflux.” This condition results in the person being subjected to episodes of heartburn, a stinging sensation felt under the sternum part of the chest, is the initial symptom of heartburn; this is traditionally felt after the person has a heavy meal, or lies down or lifts a heavy object immediately after eating. If a person is consistently experiencing bouts of reflux and extreme heartburn, then ...

Causes and Effects of Eating Late At Night

Whenever doctors specify a diet schedule, they always pay considerable attention to the timing of each meal. This is because the timing of meals determines the health of an individual. Keeping this in view, eating late at night is one of the habits that are strongly discouraged by all doctors. This is because it has proved to cause several health problems. The causes of late-night eating and its consequences are highlighted below. Firstly, some of the general reasons for eating late at night include the fact that people, usually after departing late from workplace, tend to complete other tasks ...

Exercise 1

- The columnar epithelium from the stomach resembles the columnar epithelium from the duodenum in many aspects. The columnar nature of the epithelium in both instances serves for increased protection of the underlying organs and organelles. The simple columnar epithelia found in the stomach and duodenum also contains the largest cytoplasmic volumes in comparison to all the other epithelia, housing organelle density and energy reserves suitable in the engagement of the most complex of secretory and absorption functions. The duodenum epithelia however, posses an extra microvillus which aids in increasing the surface area for absorption. The epithelia in the ...

The effects of acid reflux on the equilibrium (homeostasis) of the human digestive system vary according to the extent the disease attacks the esophagus. Located in the upper digestive tract of the body, the esophagus tube carries ingested food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach (nih.gov 2013). The physiological effects of acid reflux disease on the digestive system affect its homeostasis by irritating the esophagus causing different symptoms. When acid reflux disease (GERD) occurs the muscle at the end of the esophagus fails to close properly allowing leakage of the contents of the stomach backing up ...

Background.

Gastrointestinal tract is a series of organs starting at the mouth and ending in the anus. The movement of various muscles in GI tract and release of enzymes and acid in the stomach initiate digestion of food. The upper GI tract is made up of the organs mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and duodenum1. Gastroesophageal reflux is the process of backing up or refluxing of the stomach content to the esophagus or mouth. It is a normal developmental process observed in many healthy infants. Most episodes of GER are asymptomatic, though occasional spit up is observed in GER in infants. ...