Chap 46

Question 1

Surgical procedure involving wide excision of the rectum and the creation of a sigmoid colostomy

Answer 1

Abdominoperineal resection

Question 2

Surgical removal of the appendix

Answer 2

Appendectomy

Question 3

Inflammation of a narrow, blind protrusion called the vermiform appendix located at the tip of the cecum in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen

Answer 3

Appendicitis

Question 4

Partial or complete surgical removal of the colon

Answer 4

Colectomy

Question 5

Chronic inflammatory bowel condition that can occur in any portion of the G.I. tract, but predominantly affects the terminal portion of the ileum

Answer 5

Crohn’s disease

Question 6

Sacs or pouches caused by herniation of the mucosa through a weak portion of the muscular coat of the intestine or other structure

Answer 6

Diverticula

Question 7

Inflammation of diverticula

Answer 7

Diverticulitis

Question 8

Asymptomatic diverticula

Answer 8

Diverticulosis

Question 9

Involuntary passage of liquid stool around an obstructive mass of stool

Answer 9

Encopresis

Question 10

Tear in tissue

Answer 10

Fissure

Question 11

Channel from an organ to the surface of the body or from one organ to another

Answer 11

Fistula

Question 12

Surgical procedure in which a fistulous tract is excised

Answer 12

Fistulectomy

Question 13

Surgical procedure involving incision of a fistula

Answer 13

Fistulotomy

Question 14

A progression of severity of ulcerations associated with ulcerative colitis with severe pain, copious diarrhea, and potential dehydration, and shock

Answer 14

Fulminant colitis

Question 15

Surgical removal of hemorrhoids

Answer 15

Hemorrhoidectomy

Question 16

Dilated veins outside or inside the anal sphincter

Answer 16

Hemorrhoids

Question 17

Protrusion of any organ from the cavity that normally confines it; most commonly used to describe the protrusion of the intestine through a defect in the abdominal wall 

Answer 17

Hernia

Question 18

Surgical procedure in which the weekend area of a hernia is reinforced with wire, facia, or mesh to prevent recurrence

Answer 18

Hernioplasty

Question 19

Surgical repair of a hernia

Answer 19

Herniorrhaphy

Question 20

Group of chronic illness, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of inflammation and ulceration of the bowel lining

Answer 20

Inflammatory bowel disease

Question 21

Telescoping of one part of the intestine into an adjacent part

Answer 21

Intussusception

Question 22

Paroxysmal motility syndrome, primarily affecting the colon in which the client experiences alternating periods of constipation and diarrhea 

Answer 22

Irritable bowel syndrome

Question 23

Black tarry stools

Answer 23

Melena

Question 24

Ulcerative colitis that affects the client’s entire colon

Answer 24

Pancolitis

Question 25

Disorder in which the intestine becomes adynamic from an absence of normal nerve stimulation to intestinal muscle fibers 

Answer 25

Paralytic ileus

Question 26

Inflammation of the peritoneum, the serous sac lining the abdominal cavity 

Answer 26

Peritonitis

Question 27

Infection in the hair follicles in the sacrococcygeal area above the anus

Answer 27

Pilondial sinus

Question 28

Surgical procedure in which the cancerous portion of a colon is removed and the remaining portions of the G.I. tract are rejoined to restore normal intestinal continuity

Answer 28

Segmental resection

Question 29

Loss of absorptive surface resulting from the surgical removal of a large amount of intestine

Answer 29

Short bowel syndrome

Question 30

Randomly occurring inflamed areas of the bowel alternating with healthy tissue

Answer 30

Skip lesions

Question 31

Urgent desire to evacuate the bowel

Answer 31

Tenesmus

Question 32

Complication in which the colon dilates and becomes atonic and vulnerable to perforation 

Answer 32

Toxic megacolon

Question 33

Chronic inflammatory condition of the mucosal and submucosal layers of the colon

Answer 33

Ulcerative colitis

Question 34

Chronic inflammation of the most distal area of the large intestine

Answer 34

Ulcerative proctitis

Question 35

Kinking of a portion of the intestine

Answer 35

Volvulus