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elderly male stomach cancer; feeding tube bypassing all organs until…

- - - - Esophagus
        
        Pharynx
        
        mouth
        
        Teeth
        
        Assist in mastication
        
        Salivary glands
        
        Produce salivary amylase
        
        chemical digestion of carbs
        
        Produce salivary lipase
        
        chemical digestion of lipids
        
        tonsils for bacterial defense
    - - Duodenum of
        small intestine
        
        Jejunum of
        small intestine
        
        Ilium of small intestine
        
        iliocecal valve
        
        Cecum of large intestine
        
        Ascending/transverse/
        descending/sigmoid colon
        
        2 more items...
        
        main centers of water absorption
        
        peyer’s patches for bacterial defense
        
        Liver
        
        Produces bile -> assists in digestion of lipids
        
        contains kupffer cells -> immune function (macrophages)
        
        Gallbladder
        
        bile -> assist in lipid digestion
        
        pancreas
        
        Produce pancreatic amylase -> carb digestion
        
        produce pancreatic lipase -> lipid digestion
        
        produce trypsin & proteases -> protein digestion
        
        produce nucleases -> nucleus acid digestion
        
        Produces lactase, sucrase, maltase -> carb digestion
        (as does the rest of the SI)
        
        produces peptidases -> protein digestion
        
        produce RNAases & DNAases -> nucleic acid digestion
        
        main centers of nutrient absorption
- - - - finding community with people like himself
- - - - stomach cancer
        
        male 50 +; elevated risk
        
        possible smoker
        or ex-smoker
        
        generational unawareness of
        dangers of smoking
        
        nicotine addiction
        
        possible family history
        
        lifestyle choices (poor diet,
        lack of exercise, alcohol abuse, etc)
        
        tendency to do what feels
        good instead of what is good
        
        born in a generation unaware of risk factors
- - - - inability to admit struggle because of pride
      - health insurance/medicare not covering costs
        
        increased stress and anxiety
    - - depression
      - irritability
    - - increased quality of life