CONSTIPATION Flashcards
1
Q
The most common cause of constipation is
A
- lack of dietary fiber
- insufficient fluid intake.
- Calcium-channel blockers, 4.oral ferrous sulfate, 5.hypothyroidism,
- opiate analgesics, 7.medications with anticholinergic effects
2
Q
when we see Very dark stool
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1.occurs only with bleeding, 2.bismuth subsalicylate
ingestion,
3.and iron replacement.
3
Q
different between Blood , and iron tablets
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Blood causes diarrhea, and iron tablets cause constipation
4
Q
TTT
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- Stop all medications that cause constipation
- well-hydrated and consumes 20–30 grams of daily fiber.
- Bulking agents
- Drug treatment: milk of magnesia, cascara,
- Enema
- Lactulose and polyethylene glycol