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Bowel Elimination Flashcards

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Where does digestion begin? Where does it end?

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  1. Mouth

2. Small Intestine

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What are the three tasks that the stomach performs?

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  1. storage
  2. mixing
  3. emptying
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What are the 4 secretions of the stomach and what function do they perform?

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  1. HCl (digestion)
  2. mucus (protection
  3. pepsin (digestion)
  4. intrinsic factor (absorption of Vit B12)
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What are the three sections of the small intestine?

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  • duodenum
  • jejunum
  • ilium
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What is absorbed in the jejunum?

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carbohydrates and proteins

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What is absorbed in the ilium?

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water, fats, some vitamins, iron and bile salts

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What is absorbed in the duodenum?

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most of the nutrients and electrolytes

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What are the 3 parts of the large intestine?

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  • cecum
  • colon
  • rectum
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What are the 4 parts of the colon?

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  • ascending
  • transverse
  • descending
  • sigmoid colon
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What are the 3 functions of the colon?

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  • absorption
  • secretion
  • elimination
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What is absorbed in the large intestine?

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  • water
  • sodium
  • chloride
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What is the term for any forced expiratory effort against a closed airway such as when an individual holds his or her breath and tightens his or her muscles in a concerted, strenuous effort?

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Valsalva maneuver

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What is the term for temporary paralysis of intestinal wall that may occur after abdominal surgery or peritoneal injury that causes cessation of peristalsis?

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paralytic ileus

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How long does paralytic ileus usually last?

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24-48 hrs

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What condition does paralytic ileus lead to?

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abdominal distention

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What does the overuse of laxatives cause?

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serious diarrhea

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What are common signs and symptoms of GI upset?

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  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • indigestion
  • diarrhea
  • constipation
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What is the normal range for bilirubin?

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What causes an increased bilirubin?

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  • hepatobiliary disease
  • bile duct obstruction
  • certain anemias
  • following transfusions
20
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What is the normal range for Alkaline phosphotase?

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30-120 units/L

21
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What causes an increased alkaline phosphotase?

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  • obstructive hepatobiliary diseases
  • hepatobiliary carcinomas
  • bone tumors
  • healing fractures
22
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What is the normal range for amylase?

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60-120 somogyi units

23
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What causes an increased amylase?

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  • abnormalities of the pancreas
  • cholecystitis
  • necrotic bowel
  • diabetic ketoacidosis
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What action must the patient take before performing a fecal occult blood test?

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patient must void first to avoid contamination of the specimen

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What does white or clay feces indicate?
absence of bile
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What does black or tarry feces indicate?
- iron ingestion | - upper GI bleeding
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What does red feces indicate?
- hemorrhoids | - lower GI bleeding
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What does pale, fatty feces indicate?
malabsorption of fat
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What does translucent mucus in feces indicate?
- spastic constipation - colitis - excessive straining
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What does blood mucus in feces indicate?
- blood in feces - inflammation - infection
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What is the term for the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sigmoid colon?
enema
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What is the primary reason for an enema?
to promote defecation by stimulating peristalsis
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What are the indications for the use of an enema?
- temporary relief of constipation - removing impacted feces - emptying of bowel before diagnostic test/surgery - beginning a program of bowel training
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What are the 6 common types of enemas?
- cleansing enemas - tap water (hypotonic) - normal saline - hypertonic (fleet) - soapsuds - oil retention - carminative (flatus) - medicated (kayexalate, neomycin solution)
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When is digital removal of stool indicated?
when all other methods have failed
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What are the 4 purposes of nasogastric intubation?
- decompression - enteral feeding - compression - lavage
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Why does a patient with an ostomy wear a pouch?
to collect effluent (stool discharged from the stoma)
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What is the normal stoma color?
bright pink or brick red
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How can a patient keep their feces soft?
- eating foods high in fiber | - increased fluid intake
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What are the dangers of digital removal of stool?
- traumatizing the rectal mucosa | - promoting vagal stimulation (decreases HR)
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