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Main organ of bowel elimination

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Colon

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Cause of bowel sounds

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Peristalsis

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Position for defecation

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Squatting position

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Peristalsis

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Whip like movement that helps move objects down the digestive tract

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5
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Can cause constipation

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Narcotics

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6
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Factors affecting elimination

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Age, fluid intake,psychological factors, diet, physical activities, personal habits

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7
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Bowel sounds diminished means

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Constipation

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8
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Peristalsis occurs

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5-30 times a min

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9
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dysphasia

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difficulty swallowing

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10
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Test to see if peristalsis has returned

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Person can pass gas

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11
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Go lytely

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Makes patients completely poop everything

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12
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sigmoid

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end part of colon

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13
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scope

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Lighted tube put in the body to visualize bowels and/or colon

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14
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Berrium sulfate cause

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Poop will be whiteish in color

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Common bowel elimination problems

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Constipation, impaction, diarrhea, flatulence, incontinence, hemorrhoids

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16
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Urostomy is to urinary as

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colostomy is to fecal elimination

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17
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Type of ostomy

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Loop colostomy, end colostomy, double barrel colostomy

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18
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Digital removal of stool

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used for fecal elimination

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19
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High fiber foods

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Fruits, veggies, whole grains

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20
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Enema is to the rectum as

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irrigation is to colostomy

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21
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dysphasia

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difficulty swallowing

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22
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4 types of assessment

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observation, palpation, auscultation, percussion

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23
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organs that play a part in elimination

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kidney, ureters, bladder , urethra

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24
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functional unit of the kidney

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nephrons

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25
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primary function of kidney

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elimination of waste

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26
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kidney impaired person is at risk for

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infection

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27
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jobs of kidney

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filtration, secretion, reabsorption, maintain bp

28
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female urethra

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1.5 in-2.5 in

29
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Erythropoietin

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helps maintain and produce red blood cells

30
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patients with chronic kidney failure are deficient in

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red blood cells

31
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Angiotensin II

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Vasoconstrictor, produces aldosterone

32
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Act of voiding is under

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voluntary control

33
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internal sphincter

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involuntary control

34
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external sphincter

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voluntary control

35
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people who have lost control of external sphincter

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incontinent

36
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Kidney

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Removes waste from blood to form urine through the process of filtration

37
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RAAS

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Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System ( Helps increase blood pressure)

38
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Angiotensin II

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Vasoconstrictor and aldosterone producer

39
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ACE Inhibitor

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Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ( prevents AG I conversion to AG II)

40
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Any bp medicine ending in -pril

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Ace Inhibitor

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ARBs

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Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

42
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ARBs and ACE inhibitors

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BP medicine

43
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nocturia

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Night urination

44
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Poliuria

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excessive urination

45
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oliguria

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minimal urination

46
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anuria

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no urination

47
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types of dialysis

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hemodialysis, perineal dialysis

48
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weight

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force exerted on item by gravity

49
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movement

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contraction of skeletal muscles

50
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isotonic

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active

51
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isometric

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sedintery, no contraction

52
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posural abnormalities

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kyophosis, lodosis, scoliosis, torticolis, foot drop, bow leg

53
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RICE

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Rest, immobilization, cold compress, elevation

54
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musculoskeletal trauma

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contusion, sprain, strain,fracture

55
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orthostatic hypotension

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drop in blood pressure tom lying to standing position

56
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embolus

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moving blood clot

57
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thrombus

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blood clot

58
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QSEN

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Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (system effectiveness and staff performance)

59
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Vitamin K

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coagulation vitamin

60
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Helps prevent bed sores

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hydration

61
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MSDS

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Material safety data sheet

62
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Patient inherent wound

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self-inflicted

63
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ABCDE

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Airway, Breathing, Circulation,Disability, Exposure

64
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Code Red

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Fire

65
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RACE

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Rescue patients, Activate Alarm, Contain Fire, Extinguish

66
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PASS

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Pull pin, Aim, Squeeze Handle, Sweep base of fire

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