3.3 Elimination

Question 1

What are two reasons children may regress in toilet training

Answer 1

stress
illness

Question 2

table 18.1 for elimination patterns pg 240

Question 3

What is Hirschsprung’s disease

Answer 3

congenital condition of missing nerves in intestine leading to issues passing stool

Question 4

is a DRE needed for healthy children with elimination concerns

Answer 4

not needed for healthy children

Question 5

What is elimination communication?

Answer 5

a style of tolieting that involves using infants natural cues to put them on the toilet to eliminate

Question 6

What isbowel and bladder dysfunction

Answer 6

any abnormal pattern in bowel or bladder function at an age when rhe patient is developmentally capable of control

Question 7

What 4 urinary symptoms are common in bladder and bowel dysfunction syndrome

Answer 7

• urgency
• frequency
• nocturnal incontinence
• diurnal (daytime) incontinence

Question 8

How can constipation contribute to bladder dysfunction

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Answer 8

• it can cause pressure to be applied to bladder wall
• it can restrict urinary flow

Question 9

What is encopresis

Answer 9

stool incontinence