Nursing Care Of Patients With Bowel Disorders

Question 1

Diarrhea

Answer 1

An increase in the frequency, volume, and fluid content of the stool.

Question 2

Steatorrhea

Answer 2

Bulky, foul-smelling stool containing fat or grease

Question 3

Borborygmi

Answer 3

Loud, rushing bowel sounds

Question 4

Constipation

Answer 4

Defined as including two of the following symptoms for at least 12 weeks in the past 12 months: fewer than 3 bowel movements per week, straining, hard stools, incomplete evacuation, or manual evacuation required for 25% of bowel movements.

Question 5

Peritonitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the peritoneum, a serious complication of many acute abdominal organs.

Question 6

Paralytic Ileus

Answer 6

Impaired propulsion or forward movement of bowel contents

Question 7

Colectomy

Answer 7

Surgical resection and removal of the colon

Question 8

Stoma

Answer 8

Surface opening

Question 9

Ileostomy

Answer 9

An ostomy made in the ileum of the small intestine. The colon, anus, and rectum are usually completely removed. The anal canal is closed, and the end of the terminal ileum is brought to the body surface through the right abdominal wall to form the stoma and allow stool drainage into an external pouch.

Question 10

Hematochezia

Answer 10

Grossly bloody stools

Question 11

Malabsorption

Answer 11

A condition in which the intestinal mucosa ineffectively absorbs nutrients-including carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins.

Question 12

Colostomy

Answer 12

An ostomy made in the colon.

Question 13

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Answer 13

Includes two separate but closely related conditions: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Chronic inflammation of the bowel common to a group of conditions that includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.