[Exam 1/Final] Chapter 47: Colorectal Cancer Flashcards
Colorectal Cancer: How common
Third most common cause of death
Colorectal Cancer: RFs?
Cigarette Smoking, Family Hx,
Lynch Syndrome - Genetic Inherited Syndrome
High Fat Diets
Highs IBD
Colorectal Cancer: What screenings can be done?
Colonscopy, Stool Samples being Analyzed
Colorectal Cancer: CMs?
Change in bowel habits
Blood ins tool - occult, tarry, bleeding
Tenesmus (Difficulty pooping)
Symptoms of obstruction, pain, abdominal pain.
Colorectal Cancer: Tx depends on what
Stage of disease. Can be surgery, chemo, or radiation
Colorectal Cancer: How is this diagnosed?
Occult blood test
Specific Tumor Marker CEA
Colonscopy
Biopsies
Colorectal Cancer: Areas where cancer can occur?
It can occur anywhere in the large intestine within the colon
Colorectal Cancer: Surgery will be what?
Removal of the area that is cancer.
Colorectal Cancer: Whats an important thing to consider with ostomy sites?
How will the stool look depending on site. Will be liquid, shake, frosty, brownie?
Colorectal Cancer: How should stoma look
Bright red
Colorectal Cancer: What to know for barrier device?
You want to cut this as close as possible to ostomy site.
Colorectal Cancer - Nursing Process: Assessment includes what
Abdominal assessment, maintaining health hx, checking output from the ostomy site and is that the consistency that should be expected
Colorectal Cancer - Nursing Process: Diagnosis for this?
Imbalanced Nutrition, RF Fluid/Volume Deficit, Knowledge Deficit.
Colorectal Cancer - Nursing Process: Potential Complications?
Intraperitoneal Infection
Complete Bowel Obstruction
GI Bleeding
Bowel Perforation
Peritonitis, Abscess, Sepsis
Colorectal Cancer - Nursing Process: What to know for irrigation?
This helps elevates the stoma site and empty the colon site of gas, mucus, feces.
