Neurogenic Bowel

Question 1

The amount of waste pads used by incontinent (bowel and bladder) persons in the US each day if stacked and each remaining (1/4) inch thick would be:

1. Higher than commercial jetliners fly
2. taller than mount everest
3. 9 million in number or over 43 miles or over 227000ft high

Answer 1

All of the above.

Question 2

Which is one of the best predictors for stroke patients to return home 
a. urine incontinence
b. frequency of falls
c. bowel incontinence 
d dysphagia

Answer 2

bowel incontinence

Question 3

Definition of neurogenic bowel

Answer 3

results from autonomic and somatic denervation, and preduces fecal incontinence, constipation, and difficulty with evacuation

Question 4

What defines neurogenic bowel?

a. loss of intrinsic enteric nervous system
b. loss of direct somatic sensory or motor control
c. loss of sympathetic innervation
d. loss of sphincter contraction

Answer 4

loss of somatic sensory or motor control

Question 5

Bowel management has been found to be one of the areas of _____ among SCI rehab patients

Answer 5

least competence

Question 6

In a recent study of SCI survivors in sweden, what percentage rated bowel dysfunction as a moderate to severe life-limiting problem?

a. 50%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%

Answer 6

d. 40%

Question 7

Prevalence of fecal incontinence and fecal impaction ranges from _____ in general population

Answer 7

0.3% to 5.0%

Question 8

Prevalence of difficulty with evacution ranges from _____ among hospitalized or institutionalized elderly

Answer 8

10-50%

Question 9

What percentage of the general population has difficulty with evacuation

Answer 9

3-5%

Question 10

1/3 of persons with SCI report or exhibit worsening of bowel function after _____ post injury. 33% develop ___

Answer 10

5 years beyond.

megacolon, suggesting inadequate long-term management

Question 11

IN 1983 report, _____ estimated spent in USA for care of fecally incontinent institutionalized patients

Answer 11

$8 billion/year

Question 12

Difficulty in bowel evacuation or fecal incontinence

a: affects 90% of SCI persons

Answer 12

b

Question 13

There are 3 different neuron types in the enteric nervous system based on fuction:

Answer 13

1. sensory
2. interneurons
3. motor neurons.

Question 14

There is a highly organized intrinsic innervation in 2 layers in enteric system:

Answer 14

1. submucosal (meissner’s) plexus

2. Intramuscular myenteric (Auerbach’s) plexus

Question 15

Meissner’s submucosal and intramuscular myenteric (Auerbach’s plexus) have _____ neurons and ______ glial cells/neuron

Answer 15

10-100million neurons

2-3 glial cells/neuron

Question 16

ENS has its own _____

Answer 16

blood-nerve barrier

Question 17

The enteric nervous system:
a: consists of submucosal and myenteric plexuses
b. contains more neurons than the spinal cord
c. has its own nerve-blood similar to that of the brain
d all of the above

Answer 17

d. all

Question 18

GI neurosensory system: Enteric nervous system sensory neurons:
1. ______ -> chemical (mucosal epithelium), thermal & mechanical (intramuscular arrays or intraganglionic) receptors.

2 ______ -> distributed extensively throughout bowel, relaying chemical, thermal & mechanical information.

3. Chemical changes creates: (4)_______ that contribute to pain and discomfort

Answer 18

1. Vagal afferent nerve endings
2. Spinal afferent nerve endings
3. injury, ischemia, infection, or inflammation

Question 19

GI neurosensory system: Enteric nervous system sensory neurons:

1. Spinal nerve endings express receptors for (8)
2. Mechanoreceptors (derived from 2 ).

3 Vagal afferents are primarily implicated in the ____ response, and spinal afferents are primarily implicated in the _____

Answer 19

1. bradykinin, ATP, adenosine, PG, leukotrienes, histamine, mast cell proteases & 5-HT3.
2. vagal or spinal afferents
3. emetic, sensation of nausea

Question 20

Sensory pathway for bowel:

Enteric Nervous System Relationship to the Spinal Cord and Brain (Extrinsic Innervation)

Answer 20

Sensory-

1. vagal afferentsin ENS
2. nodose ganglia of vagus
3. nucleus tractus solitarius & area postrema (brainstem)
4. rostral centers in brain.

Question 21

Describe parasympathetic system of bowel system

Answer 21

Parasympathetic: Vagus- from esophagus to splenic flexure. Pelvic- Nervi erigentes-from S2-S4 to descending colon and rectum

Question 22

Describe spinal afferents pathway of bowel system:

Answer 22

Spinal afferents(splanchnic & pelvic)

1. DRG (or prevertebral sympathetic ganglia)
2. dorsal horn (laminae I, II, V, X)
3. spinal cord & dorsal column nuclei.

Dorsal columngreater role in nociceptive. Superior/inferior mesenteric (T9-T12) and hypogastric (T12-L3)-Sympathetic

Question 23

Describe somatics system of bowel

Answer 23

Somatic afferents of pelvic floor-> pudendal n to sacral region of spinal cord. Pudendal N-Somatic (S2-S4) to EAS

Question 24

_____ travels along bowel wall from esophagus to internal anal sphincter & forms final common pathway to control bowel wall smooth muscle

Answer 24

Enteric nervous system

Question 25

The inferior splanchnic nerve or nervi erigentes is:
A. the somatic mixed nerve that supplies the pevic floor
B. The parasympathetic nerve that supplies the splenic flexure and descending colon
C The sympathetic nerve that sows colonic peristalsis
D The parasympathetic nerve that modulates small intestine peristalsis to the cecum

Answer 25

B The parasympathetic nerve that supplies the splenic flexure and descending colon

Question 26

GI neuromotor system:

1. pacemaker & allow propagation of electrical slow waves into circular muscle layer
2. ____ have their own electromechanical automaticity, modulated by ENS.
3. Contraction is mediated by
4. ______ impedes contractile activity
5. ______ enhances colonic motility & its loss is associated with DWE, Ogilvie’s pseudoobstructive syndrome.
6. ____ & ____ postganglionic neurons transmit excitatory or inhibitory messages to secretomotor neurons for modulation of water sodium chloride, bicarbonate, and mucus

Answer 26

1. Interstitial cells of Cajal
2. Smooth muscles of bowel
3. release of excitatory neurotransmitters by vagal afferents at neuromuscular junctions, ACh & substance P.
4. Release of NO, ATP, and VIP from inhibitory motor neurons
5. Parasympathetic activity
6. ENS & sympathetic

Question 27

The colon functions to:
A. Store waste until convenient to eliminate it
B. Resorb water from chime
C. Expel slid waste products from dietary intake
D All of the above

Answer 27

All

Question 28

Gastric Motility:

1. _____ has sustained, low-frequency contractions & has tonic pattern.
2. _____ has intermittent, powerful contractions & has phasic pattern. Fundus acts as reservoir
3. ____ is a mixer that generates propulsive waves that accelerate as food is propagated towards pylorus.

Answer 28

1. Upper portion (fundus)
2. Lower portion (antrum)
3. Antrum

Question 29

Intestinal motility:
1. ___ occurs during fasting in stomach & small intestine. Influenced by hormone motilin.

2. Brainstem sends signals that are transmitted to _____, which convert migrating motor complex motility.
3. The __________ propel waste through the lumen, particularly in large intestine.

Answer 29

1. Interdigestive migrating motor complex pattern
2. vagal efferents
3. “giant migratory contractions” (GMCs)

Question 30

What physiologic variable correlates best with the frequency of human defecation?
A. Giant Migratory contraction
B Resting peristaltic waves
C Slow electrical colonic potentials
D Electrical spike burst colonic potentials

Answer 30

A. Giant Migratory contraction

Question 31

Motility of Anus, Rectum, and Pelvic Floor:

1. Normal defecation& maintenance of fecal continence entail a highly coordinated mechanism involving
2. Pelvic floor is composed of
3. _______ are skeletal muscles that constantly maintain tone & sustain pelvic organs in place against forces of gravity.

Answer 31

1. levator ani, puborectalis, & EAS & IAS
2. levator ani, underlying sheets of which form a sling.
3. Levator ani, puborectalis, & EAS

Question 32

In the neurally intact state, the early sensory sign of a need for defication comes from:
A. Distension of the cecum
B. Relaxation of internal anal sphincter
C. Stretch of the puborectalis muscle as stool fills the rectum
D External sphincter relaxation

Answer 32

C. Stretch of the puborectalis muscle as stool fills the rectum

Question 33

Physiology of normal defecation - storage:

1. Colon is reservoir for food waste until it is convenient for elimination. Storesas long as ____
2. Reabsorb
   - fluids (_____ can be reabsorbed from large & small bowel walls, with typically ____ of H20 loss in feces)
   - gases (___% of 7 to 10 L of gases produced by intracolonic fermentation is absorbed).

Normal defecation begins with reflexes triggered by rectosigmoid distention produced by approximately 200 mL of feces.

Secretes mucus for feces lubrication; supports growth of symbiotic bacteria

Answer 33

1. colonic pressure is less than that of anal sphincter mechanism.
2. up to 30 L/day; 100 mL; 90%

Question 34

Fecal Elimination:
A is an unnatural event
B Occurs when colonic pressure exceeds that of the anal sphincter
C Requires 1-2 hours in most persons
D Occurs by resorption of gases created by clonic bacteria

Answer 34

B Occurs when colonic pressure exceeds that of the anal sphincter

Question 35

1. Auerbach and Meissner, as wel as mucosal plexus – which have more ganglia?
2. Adrenergic fibers are all ____ & arise from _____. Adrenergic fibers are distributed largely to mesenteric, submucous, & mucosal plexus to blood vessels

Answer 35

1. Deep muscular plexus contains a few ganglia, subserosal contains an occasional ganglion, & mucosal plexus shows none.
2. extrinsic, prevertebral sympathetic ganglia

Question 36

Physiology of bowel propulsion
1. Coordinated primarily within the ____, with some ____ reflexes but minimal ____ influence.

2. ____ occurs in which bowel proximal to distending bolus contracts & bowel wall distally relaxes, serving to propel bolus further caudal. Reflex relaxation of __ occurs.
3. ____ correlates with urge “the call to stool.” Volitional contraction of levator ani to open proximal anal canal & relax EAS & puborectalis muscles.
4. Increasing ____ assists bolus elimination.For 90% of normal individuals, only contents of rectum are expulsed, whereas 10% will clear entire contents of left side of colon from splenic flexure distally.

Answer 36

1. gut wall, spinal cord, brain
2. Rectorectal reflex; IAS
3. Rectoanal inhibitory reflex
4. intraabdominal pressure (squatting & Valsalva’s maneuver)

Question 37

Which is a characteristic of the external anal sphincter muscle?
A Autonomic innervation
B Striated muscle
C Continued atonic contraction
D It is smaller than the internal anal sphncter

Answer 37

The external anal sphincter is physically larger than the internal sphincter and is a striated muscle whose normal resting state is tonic contraction (only striated muscle with that).

Question 38

Physiology - propulsion:

1. One can elect to defer defecation by
2. ___ generally tenses in response to small rectal distention via a spinal reflex, although reflexive relaxation occurs in presence of greater distention.
3. Centered in _____ & are augmented & modulated by higher cortical influences.In SCI, EAS reflexes usually persist & allow spontaneous defection.
4. ____ refers to the increased colonic activity (GMCs & mass movements) in first 30 to 60 mins after a meal.

Answer 38

1. volitionally contracting puborectalis muscle & EAS.
2. EAS
3. conus medullaris
4. Gastrocolonic response or Gastrocolic reflex

Chemical control modulates colonic activity
with neurotransmitters and hormones (Bassotti et al.,1995; Sarna, 1991). Local neurogenic control is viathe enteric nervous system, which coordinates all segmentalmotility and some propagated movement (Sarna, 1991). Enteric reflexes do not require extrinsiccolonic innervation (Bayliss and Starling, 1899).When the intestinal wall is stretched or dilated, thenerves in the myenteric plexus cause the musclesabove the dilation to constrict and those below thedilation to relax, propelling the contents caudally.The combined contraction of smooth muscle cells is triggered by electric coupling through gap junctions,which allow myogenic transmission from cell to cell(Christensen, 1991).

Question 39

Which of the following accurately characterizes the gastricolonic response?
A It is weakest in the morning soon after rising
B It is not affected by atropine
C Peristaltic response is limited to the colon
D It is mediated by hormonal and neural mechanisms

Answer 39

D It is mediated by hormonal and neural mechanisms

Question 40

Physiology of bowel - propulsion:

1. Hormonal effects, from release of peptides from _____ increase contractility of colonic smooth musculature & by reduction in threshold for spinal cord–mediated vesicovesical reflexes
2. ____ is often used therapeutically, in patients with SCI, to enhance bowel evacuation during this 30 to 60 mins postprandial time frame.
3. In neurally intact state, colonic transport takes_____ from the ileocecal valve to the rectum

Answer 40

1. upper GIT (gastrin, motilin, cholecystokinin)
2. Gastrocolonic response
3. 12 to 30 hours

Extrinsic reflex pathways from the central nervous system to the intestine and colon both facilitate and inhibit motility. Vagal reflexes increase propulsive peristalsis of the small intestine down through the transverse colon. Sacral parasympathetic reflexesare excitatory and are relayed from the colon tosacral spinal cord segments within the conusmedullaris and back along the pelvic nerve. Spinalcord-mediated reflexes via the pelvic nerve are initiatedfrom enteric circuits in response to colonic dilationand serve to reinforce colonic-initiatedpropulsive activity in defecation (Sarna, 1991). Therectocolic reflex is a pelvic nerve-mediated pathwaythat produces propulsive colonic peristalsis inresponse to chemical or mechanical stimulation ofthe rectum and anal canal. Stimulation of theparasympathetic pelvic splanchnic nerve canincrease motility of the entire colon.Colonic movements can be individual segmentalcontractions, organized groups (colonic migrating ornonmigrating), and special propulsive (giant migratingcontractions, or GMC) (Sarna, 1991) waves ofperistalsis that propel stool over long distances. Inthe neurally intact state, colonic transport takes 12 to30 hours from the ileocecal valve to the rectum
(Menardo et al., 1987).

Question 41

The external anal sphincter is innervated by: 
A L2 and L5 nerve roots 
B L5 and S1 nerve roots
C S2 through S4 nerve roots
D Inferior splanchnic nerve

Answer 41

C S2 through S4 nerve roots

Question 42

Physiology of bowel - propulsion:

1. Resting anal canal pressure is determined by: (2)
2. ___ are only striated skeletal muscles whose normal resting state is tonic contraction & these muscles consist mainly of _____ fibers
3. EAS is ______ than IAS has reflex & volitional control
4. EAS is innervated by _____, & puborectalis muscle is innervated by branches from

Answer 42

1. angulation & pressure at anorectal junction by puborectalis sling & smooth muscle IAS tone
2. EAS & puborectalis muscle; slow-twitch, fatigue-resistant type I\
3. physically larger
4. S2 to S4 nerve roots via pudendal nerve; S1 to S5 roots

Question 43

The act of defecation involve contracting which muscles? 
A Levator Ani
B Puborectalis
C External anal sphincter
D All of the above

Answer 43

B Puborectalis

Question 44

Physiology of bowel - continence

1. 2 things in resting state:
2. ____ via lumbar colonic nerves increases IAS tone
3. IAS tone is lowered by

Answer 44

1. Closed IAS and acute angle of anorectal canal by puborectalis sling
2. Sympathetic (L1-L2)
3. rectal dilation from stool or digital stimulation

Continence
In the resting state, fecal continence is maintained by a closed IAS and by the acute angle of theanorectal canal produced by the puborectalis sling. Sympathetic (L1-L2) discharges via the lumbar colonic nerve increases IAS tone. IAS tone is inhibited
with rectal dilatation by stool (rectalanal inhibitory reflex) or digital stimulation.

Question 45

Name stage of normal defecation:

Puborectais, external and internal anal sphincters contracted

Answer 45

Holding

Question 46

Name stage of normal defecation:

Puborectalis and external anal sphincter reax
Levator ani, abdominals and diaphragm contract

Answer 46

Initiation

Question 47

Name the stage of normal defecation

Internal anal and external anal sphincters relax. Rectum contracts

Answer 47

Completion

Question 48

Defecation:

describe sequence of defecation 3)

Answer 48

1. Spontaneous, involuntary advancement of stool stretches rectum & puborectalis
2. Temporary retain stool by voluntary contraction of EAS
3. Voluntary relaxation of EAS & puborectalis straightens anorectal for stool passage & augmented by peristalsis & valsalva of abdominal musculature

Question 49

Compared with the external anal sphincter, the internal anal sphincter is:

1. Larger and maintains 80% of the resting anal canal pressure
2. Smaller and maintains 80% of the resting anal canal pressure
3. Larger and maintains 20% of the resting anal canal pressure
4. Smaller and maintains 20% of the resting anal canal pressure

Answer 49

2. Smaller and maintains 80% of the resting anal canal pressure

Question 50

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
bowel Dysfunction: 
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 50

1. Normal colon activity and defecation
2. Chronic intractable constipation, fecal impaction, reflex defecation with or without incontinence
3. Chronic constipation, no reflex defecation
4. Chronic constipation; fecal impaction maximal in the rectum

Question 51

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Transit time (cecum to anus) 
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 51

1. 12-48h
2. prolonged >72h
3. Very prolonged unless sacral nerve stimulator used
4. Prolonged >6 days especially left side of colon

Question 52

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Colonic motility at rest
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 52

1. GMCs aproximatel 4per 24h
2. GMCs might be reduced in frequency
3. Reduced GMCs
4. Reduced GMCS

Question 53

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Colonic motility in response to stimuli
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 53

1. GMCs facilitated by defecation, exercise, and food ingestion
2. Less GMC facilitation by defecation, exercise, or food ingestion
3. Less GMC facilitation by defecation, exercise, or food ingestion
4. Less GMC facilitation by defecatin, exercise, or food ingestion

Question 54

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Anal Sphincter Pressure Resting tone(mmHg)
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 54

1. > 30
2. > 30
3. Normal
4. Reduced

Question 55

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Anal Sphincter Pressure volitional squeeze
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 55

1. > 30 (up to 1800)
2. absent
3. absent
4. absent

Question 56

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Anal Sphincter Pressure (rectal compliance) 
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 56

1. normal
2. normal but sigmoid compliance decreased
3. Normal or increased
4. rectum dilated; increased distension volume; increased compliance

Question 57

What triggers normal defecation? 
A a thought
B Food in stomach
C Dilatation of the rectosigmoid by 200mL of feces
D Valsalva inhibitory maneuver

Answer 57

Normal defecation begins with reflexes triggered by rectosigmoid distension of approximately 200 mL of feces. A rectoreflex occurs in which the bowel proximal to the bolus contracts and the bowel wall distally relaxes, serving to propel the bolus.

Question 58

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Rectal balloon distension effect on EAS
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 58

1. Causes contraction
2. Causes contraction
3. No contraction
4. No contraction

Question 59

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Rectal balloon distension effect on IAS
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 59

1. normal recto anal inhibitory reflex
2. Normal recto anal inhibitory reflex
3. normal recto anal inhibitory reflex
4. normal recto anal inhibitory reflex

Question 60

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Sensory perception threshold
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 60

1. < 20ml volume
2. none
3. none
   4 none

Question 61

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Stimulation of rectal contraction
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 61

1. induced by balloon distension
2. Giant rectal contractions stimulated readily
3. rectal contraction stimulation
4. rectal contraction stmulation

Question 62

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Vesicoanal reflex
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 62

1. P (>50mmHg)
2. present
3. absent
4. absent

Question 63

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Vasalva protective refex
reflex defecation?
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 63

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Impaired
4. Impaired

Question 64

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Perianal sensation (cut sensation of touch or pp)
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 64

1. Normal
2. No sensory perception
3. No sensory perception
4. Loss of perianal and buttock sensation resulting from injury to sacral nerves

Question 65

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Anocutaneous reflex ("anal wink")
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 65

1. Present
2. Present, might be increased
3. Absent
4. Absent because of injury to afferent or efferent sacral pathways

Question 66

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Bulbocavernosus reflex
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 66

1. Present
2. Present; might be increased
3. Absent
4. Absent

Question 67

Pathophysiology of GI dysfunction: 
Anal Appearance
1. Normal:
2. UMNB:
3. UMNB and posterior rhizotomy:
4. LMNB:

Answer 67

1. normal
2. normal
3. normal
4. flattened, scalloped, because of loss of EAS tone

Question 68

Nausea, Vomiting, and bloating

1. Neurologic dysfunction that affects _____ at any level of neural axis from brain, spinal cord, afferent nerves, or efferent nerves can lead to spasticity of gastric or intestinal and colonic musculature.
2. Inhibitory motor neurons allow _____ in an organized, segmental, and abnormal pattern.
3. When inhibitory motor neurons are inactivated or destroyed by disease, ____ contract continuously and nonsystematically.These contractions are incapable of forward propulsion, causing functional obstruction.

Answer 68

1. inhibitory motor neurons in ENS
2. propagation of contractile activity
3. circular muscles

Question 69

Abdominal pain and discomfort:

1. Release of ___ heighten the sensitivity of the spinal sensory endings
2. Amplified levels of ___ released at vagal & spinal nerve endings facilitate production of pain
3. Central sensitization occurs in spinal cord from constant stimulation of ___ in dorsal horn & dorsal column nuclei.
4. _____ develops with actuation of NMDA receptors from release of glutamate from C fibers.
5. ___ in gut wall receive nociceptive signals from mechanical irritation.
6. ____of brain through dorsal horn can promote recognition of ordinary sensory input as innocuous

Answer 69

1. bradykinin, ATP etc
2. 5-HT3
3. C fibers
4. “Wind-up” phenomenon
5. Mechanoreceptors
6. Descending facilitative modulation

Question 70

Diarrhea

1. Diarrhea occurs when there is overstimulation of _____, or overstimulation by _____, or overstimulation by all 3 substances
2. _____ in gut can be a factor in chronic inflammatory states presenting with diarrhea

Answer 70

1. secretomotor neurons by histamine from inflammatory & immune-mediated cells in the mucosa and submucosa

VIP & serotonin from mucosal enterochromaffin cells

2. Bacterial overgrowth

Question 71

Defecation dysfunction

1. Constipation: Caused by
2. _____by sympathetic stimulation inhibits the firing of secretomotor neurons by hyperpolarization.

Answer 71

1. Lack of rectal sensation and decreased urge to defecate

2. Norepinephrine released

Question 72

Fecal Incontinence
Lesionsaffecting the: 5.
Denervation leads to 4

Answer 72

1. lumbar spinal cord, cauda equina, S2–S4 nerves, pudendal nerve, & pelvic floor nerves
2. impaired perineal and rectoanal sensation, aberrant contraction, loss of tone & weakening of pelvic floor muscles & EAS

Question 73

How does a normal person defer defecation?
A Using the rectoanal inhibitory reflex
B Using the Valsalva Maneuver
C By volitionally relaxing the puborectalis muscle
D By volitionally contracting the EAS

Answer 73

One can elect to defer defecation by volitionally contracting the puborectalis and external anal sphincter.

Question 74

Upper Motor Neurogenic Bowel

1. Defined as
2. Sensations mediated by bypassing zone of SCI via _____ , or by _____.
3. Passive filling of rectum leads to increases in the _____, abolished by pudendal block. Colonic motility & stool propulsion are known to be affected by SCI.
4. In chronic SCI levels above L2, ___% had constipation; ___% with paraplegia below T10 & above L2 had constipation

Answer 74

1. Any destructive CNS process above conus, from SCI to dementia, can lead to UMNB pattern of dysfunction.
2. paraspinal sympathetic chain, vagal parasympathetic afferents
3. resting sphincter tone (rectal sphincter dyssynergia),
4. 58, 30

Question 75

What can lead to upper motor neurogenic bowel dysfunction? 
A Anterior horn cell disease
B Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
C Dementia 
D Poliomyelitis

Answer 75

Any destructive central nervous system process above the conus, from spinal cord injury to dementia, can lead to the upper motor neurogenic bowel dysfunction pattern of dysfunction

Question 76

UMN bowel
1. In _______, transit times were significantly prolonged in ascending, transverse & descending colon & rectosigmoid

2. ____, in which EAS pressure increases in response to increased intraabdominal pressure, is usually intact. UMNB pts have normal or increased anal sphincter tone, intact anocutaneous (or “anal wink”) & bulbocavernosus reflexes, palpable puborectalis muscle sling, and normal anal verge appearance

Answer 76

1. SCI with supraconal lesions

2. Protective vesicorectal reflex

Question 77

LMN bowel:

1. Causes? 5
2. These can impair ____ innervation of anal sphincter, sympathetic & parasympathetic deficits.
3. If an isolated _____ insult occurs then, colonic transit times are normal and FI predominates.Distal colonic sluggishness -loss of parasympathetic supply. DWE to FI compounds difficulties.
   4 Explain process of actual sequelae of LMN issues:

Answer 77

1. Polyneuropathy, conus medullaris or cauda equina , pelvic surgery, vaginal delivery, or chronic straining during defecation\
2. somatic
3. pudendal
4. Accumulation of large amount of hard stool-> colonic inertia -> overstretch weakened anal mechanism -> gaping, patulous, incompetent anal orifice -> rectal prolapse.

Denervation, atrophy & overstretching of EAS & IAS -> loss of protective IAS tone ->stool soilagefrom abdominal pressures

Question 78

Neurogenic bowel management to maintain continence is more successful in UMN than LMN lesions because:
A. LMN lesions lead to more atrophy of the external and sphincter and puborectalis
B. UMN lesions are more likely to have intact anal reflexes which facilitate triggered bowel evacuation
C UMN spasticity helps maintain the bulk and continence function of the external anal sphincter muscle
D All of the above

Answer 78

D all

Question 79

LMN bowel:

1. Presence of ______ can compromise rectoanal angulation at pelvic floor & contribute to paradoxical liquid incontinence around a low impaction, called theball-valve effect.
2. Will have ______.If no tone is found initially on inserting examining finger, examiner should wait up to 15 sec to allow IAS reflex relaxation to recover & restore tone.
3. ____ is absent or decreased (depending on completeness of lesion). Bulbocavernosus reflex is weak if present.
4. Anal canal is (normal 2.5- to 4.5-cm length) & puborectalis muscle ridge might not be palpable. Rectal prolapse with Valsalva

Answer 79

1. large bolus in rectal vault
   2 Decreased anal tone because of IAS
2. Anocutaneous reflex
3. shortened

Question 80

The anal sphincter mechanism includes
A. The EAS, bulbocavernosus muscles, and internal anal sphincter
B The levator ani muscles, IAS, and EAS
C The EAS, the puborectalis muscles, and IAS
D The rectal vault and the external anal sphincter

Answer 80

C The EAS, the puborectalis muscles, and IAS

Question 81

LMN bowel:

What does the anal-to-buttock contour typically look like?

Why?

Answer 81

Anal-to-buttock contour typically appears flattened & “scalloped” because of atrophy of pudendal-innervated pelvic floor muscles & EAS.

Question 82

GI dysfunction in neurological disorders:

1. Dysphagia results in: 4
2. Dysphagia in ~____% of pts with stroke
3. _____ & _____ play a role in GI ulceration, gastroparesis & ileus
4. ___ & _____ progressively improve

Answer 82

1. delays gastric emptying & ileus, constipation & FI
2. 45
3. Cerebral edema & increased ICP
4. Dysphagia & ileus

Question 83

Parkinsons disease

Up to ____% Parkinson’s pts had dysphagia, ____% had constipation, and ____% had problems with defecation. Compromise nutrition and cause severe morbidity

Answer 83

Parkinson’s & Parkinson’s-plus diseases (multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration) are neurodegenerative diseases

Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, cerebral cortex, cerebellum & spinal cord. Dysautonomia, gastric dysmotility & constipation.

1. 52.1%, 28.7%, 65%

Question 84

MS and GI disease

1. Presents as: 5
2. ____% were reported to have GI problems, with ___% had constipation & ___% FI.
3. _____ & _____ lesions associated with sympathetic & parasympathetic system impairment

Answer 84

Demyelinatingdisease involves brain & spinal cord

1. Dysphagia, gut dysmotility, FI, diarrhea, or constipation
2. 68%, 43%, 53%
3. Supraspinal or spinal

Question 85

SCI: Trauma, masses, infection, hemorrhage, or ischemia involving spinal cord & causing tetraplegia or paraplegia, primarily affects colonic motility & perineal & anorectal sensation & function during acute & chronic phases

1. Upper GIT- with brain & autonomic modulation of ENS, dysfunctionisprincipallyof ____ than _____
2. pathway of GI disease:
3. All levels of injury show loss of _____ over bowel movements, with constipation or FI.

Answer 85

1. motility than secretion or absorption
2. Upper GI-> tetraplegia-> gastroparesis, impaired gastric emptying, dysphagia, gastric and duodenal ulcerations
3. voluntary control

Question 86

Almost one-third of SCI survivors experience worsening of bowel problems at what time after their initial injury? 
A. within 6 months
B After 1 year
C After 2 years
D After 5 years

Answer 86

After 5 years

Question 87

1. 6 causes of peripheral neuropathy
2. 4 GI consequences of peripheral neuropathy
3. Injury to the ____ (3) compromise FI & abnormal defecation

Answer 87

1. Metabolic, viral, traumatic, toxic, metastatic & genetic.
2. Transit disturbances, diarrhea or constipation; diabetes gastroparesis
3. pudendal N (from childbirth), S2–S4 nerve root lesions, or cauda equina

Question 88

1. What drugs might decrease GI motility? 6.
2. What other things might you ask about your patient’s bowel program? 5
3. Important to know about a premorbid ____

Answer 88

1. Drugs decrease GI motility such as opiates, anticholinergics, tricyclics, antihistamines, calcium channel blockers & phenothiazines
2. Description of schedule, initiation method (chemical or mechanical stimulation),facilitative techniques, time requirements & characteristics of stool
3. Premorbid bowel pattern information such as defecation frequency, typical time of day, associated predefecatory activities, bowel medications & techniques or trigger foods & stool consistency.

Question 89

Impactions are
A. Almost never seen outside hospitals or nursing homes
B More safely treated with oral cathartics than enemas
C To be considered a cause of diarrhea
D Easily resolved and never associated with mortality

Answer 89

C

Question 90

History/basic exam for GI dysfunction:

1. Warning sensations for defecation sense of ___
2. Ability to prevent stool loss during ____
3. Excessively large-caliber, hard stool – H/o toilet plugging.
4. Inspect and Check ____

Answer 90

1. urgency
2. Valsalva activities such as laughing, sneezing, coughing, or transfers noted.
3. just FYI
4. sensation side to side

Question 91

Stool consistencies vary from

Answer 91

liquid to pudding, pasty, semisolid, soft-formed, medium-formed, and hard

Question 92

What is the peds choose your poo algorithm

Answer 92

1. rabbit droppings - separate hard lumps (like nuts (hard to pass))
2. bunch of grapes - sausage shaped but lumpy
3. corn on the cob - like a sausage but with cracks on its surface
4. Sausage - like a sausage or snake - smooth and soft
5. chicken nuggets - soft blobs with clear cut edges (passes easily)
6. porridge - fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool
7. gravy - water, no solid pieces (entirely liquid)

Question 93

Stool: More ____ is required for the weaker anal sphincter mechanism of the LMNBthan for the UMNB (semiformed to soft)

Answer 93

firmness (medium-formed)

Question 94

Bristol stool chart:

Answer 94

Type 1 - separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass)
Type 2 - sausage shaped but lumpy
Type 3 - Like a sausage with cracks on its surface
Type 4 - like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
Type 5 soft blobs with clear-cut edges (passed easily)
Type 6 fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool
Type 7 water, no solid pieces, entirely liquid

Question 95

Which set of physical findings is most consistent with an UMN neurogenic bowel?
A. absent anal wink, hypoactive knee jerk, decreased anal tone
B. Spastic lower extremities, up-going toes, positive bulbocavernosus reflex, increased anal tone
C Voluntary abdominal contractions, voluntary anal sphincter relaxation, and normal perineal pinprick perception
D Constipation with palpable impaction, dry stools, and difficulty with evacuation

Answer 95

B. Spastic lower extremities, up-going toes, positive bulbocavernosus reflex, increased anal tone

Question 96

GI dysfunction:
Digital rectal exam

1. Anorectal junction indicated by
2. Puborectalis along posterior wall, ____ cm from anal verge,_____ can be palpated as ridge that will push finger forward as pt resists defecation.No palpable ridge suggests ____
3. _______: Perianal cutaneous sharp stimulation results in externally visible anal sphincter reflexive contraction. Mediated by inferior hemorrhoidal branch of the pudendal nerve (S2–S5).
4. ______: anal sphincter contraction with rapidlytapping or squeezing clitoris or glans penis. Delayed up to a few secs in pathologic.
5. Integrity of pelvic floor muscles can be examined by ability to
6. length of anus, where pressure is sensed, is normally

Answer 96

1. loss of pressure
2. 1.5 to 2.5, puborectalis muscular sling. puborectalis atrophy/dysfunction
3. Anocutaneous reflex
4. Bulbocavernosus reflex
5. contract & relax
6. 2.5 to 4.5 cm

Question 97

What marks the anorectal junction? 
A. on digital exam, the point where pressure decreases
B. as above after 6cm
C as above where the pressure increases
D as above at 1cm

Answer 97

A. The length of the anus where pressure is sensed is normally 2.5-4.5 cm. The point where the pressure decreases is the anorectal junction

Question 98

4 types of stimulation for GI tract

Answer 98

1. Mechanical - Intraluminal balloon or bag distention with air
Intraluminal gas perfusion (e.g., nitrogen/carbon dioxide/oxygen with nonabsorbable marker)
Fluid loading (e.g., water or nutrient drink test)

2. Chemical - Oral, intraluminal, and intravenous delivery of macronutrients, specific dietary components, and so forth
3. Pharmacologic - Oral, intraluminal, intravenous, inhaled, and transcutaneous delivery of drugs, peptides, and so forth
4. Electrical - Intraluminal bags with recirculated warm or cold water

Question 99

What are specific techniques for invasive measurement of GI tract motility?

Answer 99

Manometry
Berostat
Tensostat
Electromyography
Intraluminal or needle sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy
Intraluminal gas perfusion (transit time) 
Intraluminal impdance
(multichannel)

Question 100

What are specific techniques for non-invasive measurements of GI tract motility?

Answer 100

Imaging (KUB) 
Scintigraphy 
Barium radiopaque markers, radiography
Videofluoroscopy 
Ultrasonography
MRI (stomach wall motion)
SPECT - stomach volume or accommadation
C-substrate breath tests - stomach
Acetaminophen (plasma) - stomach
Lactulose breath test - SB
Sulfasalazine (plasma) SB
MG 
Surface (stomach)

Question 101

What is the normal frequency of defecation in 95% of people
A one per day to one per week
B Two per day to two per week
C three per day to three per week
D four per day to four per week

Answer 101

C

Question 102

Management of N/v, bloating and early satiety:

1. Gastroparesis or a small intestinal or colonic pseudoobstruction- air-fluid levels-
2. Drugs which ____ must be discontinued or minimized.
3. Prokinetic agents: 3
4. For chronic subocclusive states, _____ nutrition is preferred
5. Meals-
6. ____ can be helpful to optimize nutrition

Answer 102

1. GI decompression with nasogastric & rectal tubes.
2. diminish motility,
3. , metoclopramide and domperidone & erythromycin
4. enteral
5. small; frequent; liquid; contain polypeptide and hydrolyzed protein; be low in fat, fiber, and lactose; and contain multivitamins (iron, folate, calcium, vitamins D, K, and B12).
6. Enterostomies

Question 103

management of diarrhea:

1. Diarrheain neurologic disease is commonly caused by
2. ____ is helpful in relieving diarrhea, thus preventing malnutrition
3. 1-week courses (for a period of 2 to 4 wks) of various abxs, including __(5)__ is recommended

Answer 103

1. bacterial overgrowth
2. 4 wks of abxs
3. metronidazole, co-trimoxazole, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, and amoxicillin-clavulanate,

Question 104

1. _____is a comprehensive, individualized patient-centered treatment plan focused on preventing incontinence, achieving effective & efficient colonic evacuation & preventing complications of neurogenic bowel dysfunction. Subcomponents diet, fluids, exercise, medications.
2. _____ is individually developed & prescribed procedure for defecation that is carried out by pt or attendant

Answer 104

1. Abowel program

2. Bowel care

Question 105

How is constipation defined? 
A. One defecation per day or less
B One defecation every other day
C Two or fewer per week
D One per 3-4 weeks

Answer 105

Two or fewer bowel movements per week or the requirement for digital evacuation.

Question 106

Restoring normal defecation may not be possible.
1. _____ -predictable scheduled adequate defecations without incontinence at other times

Goals:

2. Regular passage of stool on a ____ basis
3. Bowel evacuation at a consistent
4. Complete emptying of ____with every bowel program
5. Stools that are (3)
6. Completion of bowel program within ___

Answer 106

1. “Social continence”
2. daily or every-other-day
3. time of day (AMorPM)
4. rectal vault
5. soft, formed & bulky
6. ½ an hr (at most in 1 hr)

Question 107

What is the difference between a bowel program and bowel care?
A the former is the procedure for defecation
B The former is comprehensive, individualized, and patient-centered
C the latter is diet and fluids
D the latter is centered on preventing incontinence

Answer 107

A bowel program is a comprehensive, individualized, patient-centered treatment plan focused on preventing incontinence. A bowel care plan is the individually developed and prescribed procedure for defecation

Question 108

Name the 5 laxitive categories:

Answer 108

I. Bulk-forming agents
II. Fecal Softners/Lubricants
III. Hyperosmotic 
IV. Stimulant 
V. Prokinetic

Question 109

During rehab, the ideal time to plan for defecation and bowel care is when? 
A. first time in the morning
B after lunch
C any time that is convenient
D in the evening

Answer 109

D

Question 110

Class I: Bulk-forming Laxatives

name 4

Answer 110

Psyllium (natural; Metamucil)
Dietary fiber (natural; bran)
Methylcellulose (semisynthetic; Citrucel)
Polycarbophil (synthetic; FiberCon)

Question 111

3 characteristics of Class1 bulk forming laxatives:

Answer 111

1. Nonabsorbable
2. Hydrophilic
3. Subject to variable bacterial degradation with gas formation
   - Natural preps = some degradation that can reduce compliance
   - Semisynthetic = less
   - Synthetic agents =none

Question 112

MOA for Class I bulk forming laxatives: 5

Answer 112

Mechanism of action:

1. Absorbs & retains water forming bulky gel
2. Increase fecal volume
3. Soften stool
4. Increase the rate of transit
5. Fiber increases stool bulk and plasticity, especially the more physically coarse forms of fiber, which also tend to decrease colonic pressures

Question 113

Possible adverse effects of Class I bulk forming laxatives

Answer 113

Possible Adverse Effects:

1. Requires lots of water intact to avoid intestinal obstruction
2. Loss of H20 & electrolytes with powdered preparations (prolonged use only)
3. Possible reduced absorption of drugs/vitamins
4. Should be introduced gradually over 1-2 weeks
5. Action is slow with onset 12-72 hours
6. Weak stimulant

Question 114

Class II fecal softners can be divided into

Answer 114

IIA lubricants (oral oil, mineral oil enemas)
IIB surfactant agents (Sodium docusage, doss, colace)

Question 115

Describe two Class IIa fecal softners - lubricant oils

Answer 115

1. Oral oil (liquid paraffin, Mineral oil)
   - Onset of Action: 6 - 8 hours
   - Make the stool slippery, decrease absorption of H20 from stools thereby increase stool mass & softness
   - Not palatable
   - Aspiration may occur leading to lipid pneumonia
   - Long term use may lead to deficiency of fat soluble vitamins
2. Mineral oil enemas
   - Lubricates the feces & distends the rectum
   - Relieves fecal impaction

Question 116

Describe the MOA for Class IIb fecal softeners (4)

Answer 116

1. Soften stools by causing H20 & fats to penetrate stool, making it more bulky & easier for peristalsis
2. Minimal laxative effect at usual doses.
3. Onset of Action: 12 - 72 hours
4. Safer than mineral oil given orally

Question 117

Class IIb surfactant agents (recal)

Answer 117

Rectally

Enemeeze, Theravac mini enema

Used with stimulant laxative given rectally

Question 118

Name 5 Class III hyperosmotic agents

Answer 118

1. Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia)
   2 Magnesium citrate (Citroma)
   3 Magnesium sulfate (Epson salt oral/enema)
   4 Sodium phosphate (Fleet Phospo-Soda) oral/enema
   5 Polyethylene glycol (synthetic) alone (MiraLax) or with electrolytes (NuLytely, GoLytely solutions)

Question 119

5 MOA for Class III hyperosmotic bowel agents

Answer 119

Mechanism of action:
1. Active constituents are relatively nonabsorbable ions
2 Osmotically draws water into GIT increasing volume & transit rate; works much like bulk fibers but much faster
3 Orally administered, empties entire GI tract.
4 Rectally administered, only evacuates the lower colon.
5 Some saline suppositories/enemas also produce CO2 which exerts pressure in rectum & has a gas-lubricant-like effect

Question 120

for class III hyperosmotic agents:

1. Effects are ___ & ____ dependent
   - Oral Phospho-soda produces watery stools cathartic effect in _____
   - Small doses of MOM may require _____ for laxative effect
2. Large doses are ___ & ____

Answer 120

1. dose & preparation
   - only 1-3 hours
   - several days
2. very rapid & not gentle

Question 121

Adverse effects of class III hyperosmotic agents: 6

Answer 121

1. Electrolyte &/or volume overload from absorption of sodium, magnesium, or phosphorus in pts with renal insufficiency or cardiac dysfunction.
2. Dehydration
3. Bloating
   4 Cramping
   5 Gas
   6 Slow acting

Question 122

Class III hyperosmotic agents (sugar)

1. ______ is a Galactose-fructose disaccharide which is metabolized by gut bacteria to poorly absorbed organic acids- lactic, formic, and acetic acid
2. both ____ and ____ pull water into the gut resulting in its laxative effect
3. Acidification of the feces increases _____ excretion and provides symptomatic relief of _____

Answer 122

1. lactulose
2. disaccharide and organic acids
3. ammonia; portalsystemicencephalopathy (PSE)

Question 123

Class IV stimulant laxatives can be of the Anthraquinone family: two examples

or _____ group (3 examples)

Answer 123

(senna, ex-lax)

Bisacodyl (dulcolax, magic bullet, correctol)

Question 124

Class IV: Stimulant Laxatives
1. dosing expressed in \_\_\_\_\_
2 Normal oral dose: 
3. Laxation in \_\_\_\_ or up to \_\_\_\_\_ 
4. Antraquinon family have been shown to damage \_\_\_\_\_\_ with chronic use and cause \_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 124

1. sennosides
2. 12.50mg
3. 6-12h or up to 24h
4. Myenteric neurons; atonic “cathartic bowel” syndrome

Question 125

Class IV stimulant laxatives: 
Bisacodyl: 
1. Normal oral constipation dose: 
2. Complete evacuation dose: 
3. Laxation in \_\_\_\_ orally and \_\_\_\_ rectally
4. \_\_\_\_ used in children

Answer 125

1. 5-15mg
2. 30mg
3. 6-8hr, 15mins-1hr
4. Glycerin

Question 126

In the management of the neurogenic bowel, bisacodyl (Dulcolax) tablets and suppositories are

(a) colonic stimulants that stimulate and enhance the gastrocolic reflex and thereby induce peristalsis in the colon.
(b) stool softeners that aid in softening the stool by emulsifying fats in the gastrointestinal tract.
(c) colonic stimulants that are primarily effective by being directly absorbed through the mucosa of the small intestine or colon.
(d) contact irritants that act directly on the colonic mucosa to produce peristalsis throughout the colon.

Answer 126

(d) Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) tablets and suppositories are contact irritants that act directly on the colonic mucosa, and produce peristalsis throughout the colon. Administered orally, the drug exerts its effect through direct contact on the colon, not through absorption in the small intestine

Question 127

Class IV stimulant laxatives:

1. _____ is a triglyceride from castor beans
2. Releases ____ which reduces net movement of electrolytes & H2O out of small intestine & increases fecal bulk.
3. Increased bulk does what?
4. Trigger fairly violent
5. Effective in as little as

Answer 127

1. Castor oil
2. an anionic surfactant (ricinoleic acid)
3. speeds fecal transit.
4. uterine & abdominal contractions (i.e., cramping)
5. 2 hrs.

Question 128

Class IV stimulant laxatives:

1. MOA (2)
2. adverse effects (2)

Answer 128

Mechanisms of Action:
Increase peristalsis through the GI tract
Some also increase fluid & electrolyte absorption resulting in net intestinal fluid accumulation.

Adverse Effects.
Can cause H2O/electrolyte/nutrient loss
All turn urine pink or red or reddish/brown

Question 129

Which is or are preferred for facilitating defecation in SCI chronically?
A. oral bowel stimulants
B. Hydrogenated glycol-based suppositories
C bisacodyl suppositories
D digital stimulation

Answer 129

Suppositories have largely been replaced by mini-enemas. The use of digital stimulation alone is effective for many persons with SCI

Question 130

Name 2 class V prokinetic agents:

Answer 130

Metoclopramide
Primary effect is on gastric & small bowel motility not colon

Zelnorm
Selective Partial Agonist of 5HT4 Serotonin Receptors

Question 131

Treatment of opioid induced bowel dysfunction:

1. Opiate antagonist, _____ selectively antagonizes opioids effects on gut which comes in subcutaneous formulation has shown efficacy.
2. ____ is another peripherally acting mu opioid receptor antagonist with low systemic bioavailability, action limited to gut & administered orally.

3 A new agent on market, _____, has been shown to be efficacious in treatment of chronic constipation

Answer 131

1. Methylnaltrexone
2. Alvimopan
3. Lubiprostone

Question 132

A 25-year-old man with L5 complete paraplegia is admitted to your rehabilitation service 2 weeks after his injury. On admission you note that he is tolerating an oral diet but has not produced a bowel movement for 6 days. At this point, you recommend

(a) oxybutynin (Ditropan) 3 times a day.
(b) a contact irritant suppository with digital stimulation daily.
(c) manual removal of stool from the rectum 1–2 times daily.
(d) nasogastric decompression for a presumed ileus.

Answer 132

c) Individuals with lower lumbar and sacral level injuries usually experience areflexic bowel function. The use of suppositories are usually not useful in these individuals, because of the absence of spinal reflex activity. Manual evacuation is often required for an effective bowel program in a lower motor neuron injury. Anticholinergic medications may lead to constipation

Question 133

Rectal stimulants work by:

Two types

Answer 133

Work by chemical stimulant of receptors and/or mechanical dilation of rectum

1. Suppositories
   Work only if they contact mucosa so require pre-insertion removal of any stool in vault
   Should remain in anal canal

P2 Enemas
Fluid will work itself around any stool present
More volume in enema less reflexive the activation

Question 134

Dietary considerations for bowel dysfunction:

1. SCI, transit time is often ____ vs ____ in normals
2. Gases & liquids are propelled ____ faster than solids by colon.
3. Stools that have lost their plasticity might not be kneaded & folded properly by ____ impeding transit time.
4. Stool softeners, both _____, have been used to maintain a more fluid content

Answer 134

1. 96 hrs Vs 30 hrs
2. 30 to 100 times
3. haustra,
4. docusate & food fiber

Question 135

Dietary considerations for bowel dysfunction

a. Sufficient intake of _____ is imperative when consuming a high-fiber diet.
b. Drinking at least ____ is rec. High-fiber diet with insufficient intake of fluids can promote constipation.
c. _____ drinks can lead to dehydration from diuresis. Diet containing at least 15 g of fiber/day recommended
d. Fiber from (4 sources) can be used SCI do not decrease colonic transit time but enhance the rectoanal inhibitory reflex

Answer 135

1. fluids (preferably water)
2. 2 to 3 L of fluids/ day
3. Coffee, tea, and energy
4. vegetables, fruits, and grains, artificial fiber products such as psyllium

Question 136

The degree of fluidity, or plasticity, of the stool is important because:
A. stool becomes exponentially harder to expel the more solid it is
B Too fluid stool may be impossible for an impaired anal sphincter mechanism to resist, leading to incontinence
C it can be modified by fiber intake
D all of the above

Answer 136

all of the above

Question 137

How to manage UMN defacatory dysfunction manually?

How to perform rectal stimulation:

Answer 137

UMNB defecatory reflex is intact, so trigger of defecation by digital stimulation, rectal stimulant medications, enemas, or electrical stimulation. Reflex relaxation of IAS strong enough can reflexly relax the EAS rectorectal reflex that helps to eliminate any stool that is present.

Gloved, lubricated finger into rectum & rectal wall by gentle circular movements. 20 secs & repeated Q5-10 mins until bowel rectal vault empty

Used to trigger & sustain reflex defecation 30 mins before intended bowel program rationale, least irritating, easily inserted & retained medication.

Oral bowel stimulants can be used, when digital rectal stimulation & rectal medications are not sufficient to achieve goals of the bowel program, by trial and error based on type, dosage, quantity.

Question 138

How do you manage LMN defecatory dysfunction? 2

Answer 138

In LMNB bowel is areflexic & most effective way of completely emptying rectum is through manual disimpaction or use of cleansing enemas(water, soapsuds, mineral oil) that aredone daily or twice a day.

Sphincter & pelvic floor muscle tone is lost, increasing the likelihood of FI.

It isimperative to keep the stools well formed & bulky, and to empty the rectal vault more regularly.

Question 139

Which would indicate a LMN neurogenic bowel dysfunction? 
A. decreased anal tone
B bulbocavenosus reflex is hyperactive
C anal canal is lengthened
D rectal prolapse is reduced

Answer 139

Decreased anal tone. Excessive rectal prolapse can occur, and the anal canal is shortened.

Question 140

Describe the 7 steps of bowel habituation program and how often to move to next step:

Answer 140

1. Perform bowel cleanout if stool is present in the rectal vault or palpable proximal to the descending colon by multiple enemas or oral cathartic
2. titrate to soft stool consistency with diet and bulking agents (fiber) and stool softeners (docusate)
3. Trigger defecation with glycerin supp or by dig stim 20-30 mins after a meal; 10 mins later, have the patient attempt defecation on the toilet, limited to less than 40mins, and relieving skin pressure every 10 mins
4. If defecation is not initiated, a trial of a bisacodyl supp per rectum is initiated
5. Dig Stim. Start 20 mins after supp placement and replace every 5 mins
6. Timed oral meds. Administer (per-colaace), senna, or bisacodyl tabs timed so bowel movement would otherwise result 30 min to 1 hr after anticipated triggered bowel timing.
7. If defecation occurs in less than 10 minutes after supp insertion, transition to dig stim

Each step is added only after 2 weeks’ consistent trial of the previous step has been ineffective. In thisstepwise approach,obtaining elimination at the desired time is emphasized as the first step, andusually precedes development of complete continence by several weeks

Question 141

Which regimen would be expected to be most successful for the LMN neurogenic bowel dysfunction in a patient with L1 ASIA A SCI?
A. Bowel care with a bisacodyl supp per rectum and transfer to toilet for spontaneous detection
B Tap water enemas in morning and evening in side-lying, followed by transfer to the toilet
C Oral stool softners such as docusate (colace) increase dose until stool is semisolid for eas of evacuation with valsalva maneuver
D diet with fiber to produce formed stool, bowel care twice daily with digital rectal evacuation

Answer 141

Diet with fiber to produce formed stool, bowel care twice daily with digital rectal evacuation

Question 142

Name the 8 surgical options for neurogenic bowel

Answer 142

1. Gastric Electrical Stimulation: High-energy electric pulses delivered at a frequency higher than normal slow-wave impulses
2. Gastrostomies and Enterostomies: parenteral nutrition,venting enterostomy: symptomatic relief ->gaseous distention & bloating
3. Surgeries for Chronic Intestinal or Colonic Pseudoobstruction: Colonoscopic decompression is successful in 75% to 90% of cases where nasogastric or rectal tubes were ineffective
4. Cases in which conservative treatment has been unsuccessful, subtotal colectomy with ileorectostomy.
5. Intestinal transplantation is another option for pts with complete small intestinal failure who cannot receive total parenteral nutrition. Liver transplantation for patients with liver failure
6. Pelvic Floor Sling: Sacral nerve deficits interfere with action of puborectalis, levator ani & EAS. Transposition of innervated gracilis, adductor longus, gluteus maximus, or free muscle graft palmaris longus to replace puborectalis function & restore anorectal junction angle
7. Internal Anal Sphincter & Partial External Anal Sphincter Myotomy: Incomplete EAS relaxation during defecation (dyssynergia) results in functional outlet obstruction & DWE
8. Electroprosthesis: Stimulation of anterior sacral roots by transrectal electric stimulation or via stimulator surgically. S2 ->nonperistaltic, low-pressure colorectal motor activity.S3-> high-pressure peristaltic waves. S4-> increases rectal and anal tone. Electrodefecation by sacral root stimulation in up to 50%

Question 143

How does the external sphincter respond to small rectal distension? 
A. it relaxes then tightens
B it tenses
C there is no response
D reflexic relaxation

Answer 143

The external sphincter generally tenses in response to small rectal distentions via a spinal reflex, although reflexive relaxation of the external sphincter occurs in the presence of greater distentions.

Question 144

What is an antegrage continence enema?

Answer 144

Surgical construction of catheterizable appendicocecostomy stoma mobilized through Rt lower quadrant incision & brought against abdominal wall.Tip of appendix is then amputated & opening into appendix lumen is modified into a catheterizable stoma. stoma can be infused with 200 to 600 mL of H2O to trigger propulsive colonic peristalsis & defecation within 10 to 20 mins

Question 145

Colostomy remains a procedure of last resort for neurogenic bowel in these 4 senarios:

Answer 145

1. When conservative medical measures & training have failed
2. When intrinsic bowel deficits exist, such as in Hirschsprung’s disease, Chagas’ disease, and “cathartic colon”
3. When pressure ulcers or other skin lesions occur that cannot be effectively healed because of frequent soiling
4. When recurrent UT seeding by repetitive bowel impactions occurs

Question 146

compared with difficulty with evacuation and prolonged bowel care times, studies show that patients with colostomies report:
A continued constipation and prolonged elimination
B less total bowel care time and improved quality of life
C increased need for attended to manage colostomy sites
D more frequent stool incontinence because of dislodging of colostomy bag

Answer 146

Less total bowel care time and improved quality of life

Question 147

1. Complications of gastroparesis or intestinal pseudoobstruction: 3
2. Risk for perforation is increased -> cecal diameters
3. Mortality rate is approximately (range%) & is determined by age, diameter of cecum, delay of decompression & comorbidities
4. Significant bowel complicationsrequiring 27% of persons with SCI by 5 yrs or greater beyond their injury

Answer 147

1. chronic malnutrition, dehydration & electrolyte imbalance
2. > 12cm
3. 36% to 44%

Question 148

how many patients with SCI have a chronic problem with fecal incontinence
A 34% 
B 2% 
C 21% 
D most

Answer 148

Although all patients with complete SCI have episodic fecal incontinence, this is a chronic problem in 2%.

Question 149

Complications of neurogenic bowel:

1. ____% of SCI report bowel impactions & 20% had chronic bowel impaction & DWE problems
   2 Hemorrhoids are more symptomatic when pts have ______.
2. _____% pts with SCI have high pressures in anorectal marginal veins
   4 Overstretched, patulous, non-competent sphincter associated with ____
   5 FI is a common cause of ______ because of substantial time, lubrication with lidocaine gel is recommended to decrease additional nociceptive sensory input from richly innervated anal region.
3. ____ & _____ are common in hyperactive EAS

Answer 149

1. 80%
2. intact sensation,
3. 74
4. rectal prolapse in LMNB
5. autonomic dysreflexia
6. Bloating & abdominal distention

Question 150

What percentage of patients with SCI have rectal bleeding from hemorrhoids? 
A 0%
B 75%
C 50%
D 25%

Answer 150

Hemorrhoids in 74% of patients with SCI. Stool softening was the best preventive

Question 151

1. _____ by means of suppositories, digital stimulation, or both, resulted in 83% of compliant pts having less than 1 incontinent stool per mth
2. All patients with complete SCI have episodic FI, is chronic problem for only ___ %
3. ____ can provide a means of achieving socialcontinence
4. Pts who develop _____ are able to venture into public without fear of malodorous embarrassment & unpredictable social disasters that humiliate as well as require substantial cleanup time

Answer 151

1. Myelomeningocele
2. 2%
3. Colostomy
4. social bowel continence

Question 152

Simple bowel habituation training can result in social continence for approximately what percentage of myelomeningocele children who have intact anal reflexes? 
A 0%
B 80% 
C 40% 
D 20%

Answer 152

80%