Nonaseptic Technique Flashcards
Listening to the internal sounds of the body usually using stethoscope, such as fart lungs, and the gastrointestinal system
Auscultation
Bulky, fine white powder without odor or taste and free from grittiness; used as a contrast medium in radiography of the digestive track
Barium
Vessel for receiving the urinary and fecal discharges of a patient unable to leave their bed
Bedpan
Inflammation of the lining of the colon
Colitis
Endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a charge-coupled device camera or a fiberoptic camera on the flexible tube passed through the anus. Biopsies can be performed during the procedure. Excellent method to identify small polyps or masses.
Colonoscopy
Surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body; also used to refer to the opening, or stoma, that is created
Colostomy
Evacuation of fecal material from the intestines
Defecation
Kidney shaped vessel for the collection of vomitus
Emesis Basin
Liquid injected or to be injected into the rectum
Enema
Health professional (usually a nurse) with special training and certification in the care of ostomies and related concerns
Enterostomal Therapist
Gas or air evacuated through the anus
Flatus
Position in which the patient’s head is raised 18 or 20 inches above the flat position; the knees are also raised
Fowler position
Term used to indicate that a liquid substance contains water
Hydration
The radiographic evaluation of the small and large bowel that has been connected to the skin surface of a substitute the urinary bladder with an ostomy
Loopogram
Diet that gives the least possible fecal residue, such as gelatin, sucrose, dextrose, broth, and rice
Low residue diet
Cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ (plural, lumina)
Lumen
Tubes of soft rubber or plastic inserted through a nostril and into the stomach; for instilling liquid foods or other substances or for withdrawing gastric contents
Nasogastric (NG) Tubes
One who has undergone enterotomy or ureterostomy
Ostomate
Region between the thighs, bound in the male by the scrotum and anus, and in the female by the vulva and anus
Perineum
Catharsis; relief a fecal matter, affected by a cathartic
Purgation
Procedure used to see inside the sigmoid colon and rectum with a flexible tube that has a camera on the end and is placed through the anus
Sigmoidoscopy
Position in which the patient lies on the left side with the right knee and thigh flexed and the left arm parallel along the back
Sims’ position
Opening established in the abdominal wall by colostomy, ileostomy and so forth
Stoma
Vessel or other receptacle for urine (male and female types)
Urinal
It is performed on a multi-slice computed tomography scanner that takes up to 600 two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of the colon in approximately 30 seconds
Virtual colonoscopy
Physical property of liquids that determines the internal resistance to shear forces
Viscosity
