Yvans Bobo26 March 2014BSC2086: Human Anatomy IIAAssignment: Digestive System1) Richard is told by his GP that he is bleeding from the colon or rectum and that he should see a specialist as the most as soon as possible. Which specialist should he see?•The specialist that Richard should visit to have an evaluation due to the problems he encounters with the colon and rectum is a proctologist who generally diagnoses these areas while also identifying symptoms that occur in the following organs: colon, rectum and anus.2) Mrs. Wong goes to the emergency room with the following symptoms: severe pain in the umbilical region, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. While waiting to see a doctor, the pain moved to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. What is the diagnosis and treatment? •Due to symptoms Ms. Wong experiences in her right lower abdominal quadrant while awaiting evaluation in the emergency department. The doctor needs to surgically remove her appendix, diagnosing Ms. Wong with appendicitis. 3) Jose is taken to the emergency room complaining of a burning sensation in the chest, increased salivation and difficulty swallowing. He has difficulty breathing and feels a "lump in his throat." The diagnosis is gastroesophageal reflux disease. Explain.•Jose's symptoms result from a disorder called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) which occurs in the digestive system with the consumption of food, irritating the esophagus and generally causing notable clinical symptoms such as the following: vomiting, chronic cough, angina and regurgitation immediately after eating food. Jose's experience of the lump in his throat is caused by pressure on the esophageal sphincter.4) Sami has been h...... middle of paper ...... ties are very swollen. Explain why these changes occurred. •The forty-five year old patient is diagnosed with progressive cirrhosis which inflames the liver together with the parenchymal cells. Obvious symptoms occur mainly due to increased internal edema in the lower abdomen.10) A 45-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. The nurse is watching him closely for the possibility of GI bleeding. Why is this considered a possible complication? •Hypertension within the hepatic portal system generally limits blood movement while minimizing scar tissue. Clinical symptoms such as blood vomiting occur because the blood flow connecting the veins is miniaturized in size and carries immeasurable amounts of blood from inside the body.