Ch38 - Bowel Elimination Flashcards
Bowel Incontinence
The inability of the anal sphincter to control the discharge of fecal and gaseous material
Anus
Opening at the end of the anal canal
Bowel Training Program
Program that manipulates factors within a persons control (timing of defecation, exercise, diet) to produce a regular pattern of comfortable defecation without medications or enemas
Cathartic
Medication that strongly increases gastrointestinal motility and promotes defection
Colostomy
An opening into the colon that permits feces to exit through the stoma
Constipation
Passage of dry, hard, fecal material
Defection
Emptying of the intestinal tract; synonym for bowel movement
Diarrhea
Passage of liquid and unformed stools
Endoscopy
Direct visualization of hollow organs of the body using an endoscope or flexible, lighted tube
Enema
Introduction of solution in the lower bowel
Fecal Impaction
Collection in the rectum of hardened feces that cannot be passed
Fecal Incontinence
Involuntary or inappropriate passing if stool or flatus
Feces
Intestinal waste products
Flatulence
Excessive formation of gases in the gastrointestinal tract
Flatus
Intestinal gas
Hemorrhoids
Abnormally distended rectal veins
Ileostomy
Opening into small intestine allows liquid fecal content from ileum to be eliminated through the stoma
Laxative
Drug used to induce emptying of the intestinal tract
Occult blood
Blood present in such minute quantities that it cannot be detected with the unassisted eye
Ostomy
General term referring to an artificial opening; usually used to refer to an opening created for the excretion of body wastes
Paralytic Ileus
Paralysis of intestinal peristalsis
with distention of the abdomen, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, and inability to pass stool or gas. It may occur after abdominal surgery, during an episode of peritonitis, or after the administration of some drugs (e.g., narcotics).
Peristalsis
Involuntary, progressive wave-like movement of musculature of gastrointestinal tract
Stoma
Artificial opening for waste excretion located in the body surface is
Stool
Excreted feces
Suppository
Oval- or cone-shaped substances that is inserted into a body cavity and that melts at body temperature
Valsalva Maneuver
Forcible exhalation against a closed glottis, resulting in increased intrathoracic pressure
Not recommend for individuals with cardiac issues
Chyme
Digested foods
Return flow Enema
Used to relieve flatus it is large volume flushed in the rectum in small amounts and allowed to run back into the container so the pt. can release gas (flatus)
Dequamation
Describes the top layer of the epidermis peeling away
