Abdominal

Question 1

bowel training program

Answer 1

patient taught to manipulate factors in their control to help chronic constipation

Question 2

colostomy

Answer 2

formed feces in the colon to exit a stoma

Question 3

endoscopy

Answer 3

direct visual examination of body organs or cavities

Question 4

enema

Answer 4

introduction of solution into the large intestines to remove feces

Question 5

flatus

Answer 5

intestinal gas

Question 6

hemorrhoids

Answer 6

folds in rectum have an artery and vein, when veins become distended, called hemorrhoids

Question 7

ileostomy

Answer 7

liquid fecal content from the ileum of the small intestine to be eliminated through a stoma

Question 8

occult blood

Answer 8

blood in stool, cannot be seen on gross examination

Question 9

ostomy

Answer 9

surgically formed opening from the inside of an organ to the outside of the body

Question 10

paralytic ileus

Answer 10

temporary stoppage of peristalsis, usually after abdominal surgery

Question 11

Valsalva maneuver

Answer 11

technique of bearing down to defecate

Question 12

diarrhea

Answer 12

passage of more than 3 loose stools in a day