GI Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 6. Excessive diarrhea can lead to an imbalance in this electrolyte
  2. 8. Confirmatory diagnostic test for celiac disease
  3. 11. Projectile vomiting, hyperactive bowel sounds in upper abdomen & no BM for 6 days may indicate
  4. 12. Increase in fat excretion in stools
  5. 14. Diet most likely ordered for a patient with uncomplicated diverticulitis
  6. 15. Inflammatory disorder of the large intestine with bloody diarrhea & pseudopolyps
  7. 18. Increased abdominal pain, rigidity, & rebound tenderness are classic symptoms of
  8. 21. Type of peritonitis due to perforation
  9. 22. Unexplained weight loss, change in bowel habits & hematochezia may indicate
  10. 23. Abd pain beginning at umbilicus & moving to RLQ
  11. 25. Common cause of a small bowel obstruction
Down
  1. 1. A female with RLQ pain needs to be tested for
  2. 2. If TPN runs out early, then start this until more TPN arrives
  3. 3. Recurrent abdominal pain with either diarrhea, constipation, or both with negative diagnostic studies
  4. 4. Mrs. Keller's favorite Thanksgiving dessert
  5. 5. Stimulant laxative medication used to treat constipation
  6. 6. Commonly found during colonoscopies & need to be removed before becoming malignant
  7. 7. A tunneling that often results from an anorectal abscess
  8. 9. Positive ESR & CRP help to diagnose this chronic bowel disease
  9. 10. 1st line medication for IBD
  10. 13. Can result in decreased cardiac output with constipation
  11. 16. Never give this medication to a pt with nausea, fever, and abd pain due to risk of perforation
  12. 17. Extreme dilation of a diseased colon that may lead to perforation
  13. 19. Common trigger of irritable bowel syndrome
  14. 20. Type of ostomy with semi-formed stool in LLQ
  15. 24. Ineffective, painful straining & urge to have a bowel movement