Exam 2 - Bowel

Question 1

Constipation

Answer 1

Symptom, not disease

Infrequent stool/hard, dry, small stool that is difficult to eliminate

Question 2

Impaction

Answer 2

Results from unrelieved constipation

Collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that PT can’t expel

Question 3

Diarrhea

Answer 3

Increase in number of stool and passage of liquid, unformed feces

Question 4

Fecal Incontinence

Answer 4

Inability to control passage of feces and gas to anus

Question 5

Flatulence

Answer 5

Accumulation of gas in the intestines causing walls to stretch

Question 6

Hemorrhoids

Answer 6

Dilated, engorged veins in rectal lining

Question 7

Stoma

Answer 7

Temporary/permanent artificial opening in the abdominal wall

Question 8

Ileostomy and Colostomy

Answer 8

Surgical opening in ileum or colon

Question 9

Feces that result from ileostomy

Answer 9

Liquid feces

Question 10

Feces that result from colostomy

Answer 10

Solid feces

Question 11

Ileoanal Pouch Anastomosis

Answer 11

Creates a false colon; no external component

Used for ulcerative colitis

Question 12

Bristol Stool Scale

Answer 12

Rates consistency, size, and shape of stool

Type 1 - most dry, smallest, hardest to pass

Type 2 - Entirely liquid, easiest to pass

Question 13

Cathartic Medications

Answer 13

Stronger and more rapid effect on intestines than laxatives

Cause complete evacuation

Question 14

Laxative Medications

Answer 14

Ease the passage of fully formed feces from intestine

Question 15

Suppository Speed of Efficacy

Answer 15

Act quicker than oral medications

Question 16

Fine/Small-bore Nasogastric Tube Usage

Answer 16

Medication administration and enteral feedings

Question 17

Large-bore Nasogastric Tube Usage

Answer 17

Used for gastric decompression or removal of gastric secretions