Unit 13 (cont): Gastrointestinal

Question 1

Container for the purpose of urinating and/or defecating while in bed.

Answer 1

Bedpan

Question 2

A chair with a toilet seat and collection bucket,

Answer 2

Bedside Commode

Question 3

Process of feces leaving the body.

Answer 3

Bowel Movement

Question 4

A barrier within the GI System preventing the process of defecation.

Answer 4

Bowel Obstruction

Question 5

Behavioral programs to help people with bowel disorders establish or reestablish control.

Answer 5

Bowel Retraining

Question 6

A polite term for an adult diaper.

Answer 6

Brief

Question 7

An operation that creates an opening for the colon through the abdomen.

Answer 7

Colostomy

Question 8

Difficulty excreting hard and or dry feces.

Answer 8

Constipation

Question 9

The process of feces leaving the body.

Answer 9

Defecation

Question 10

Bowel contents become like liquid.

Answer 10

Diarrhea

Question 11

Difficulty swallowing.

Answer 11

Dysphagia

Question 12

The process of waste materials leaving the body.

Answer 12

Elimination

Question 13

Vomit

Answer 13

Emesis

Question 14

Fluid placed into the rectum for the purpose of stimulating defecation.

Answer 14

Enema

Question 15

Hard, dry feces unable to leave the body.

Answer 15

Fecal Impaction

Question 16

Abdominal gas leaving the body.

Answer 16

Flatus

Question 17

A smaller version of a bed pan.

Answer 17

Fracture pan

Question 18

Digestive juices moving backwards into the upper stomach and esophagus.

Answer 18

Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD)/Reflux

Question 19

Varicose veins of the rectum.

Answer 19

Hemorrhoid

Question 20

Liver Inflammation caused by infection.

Answer 20

Hepatitis

Question 21

Where part of the ileum is brought through the abdominal wall to create a stoma.

Answer 21

Ileostomy

Question 22

Feeling like you need to throw up.

Answer 22

Nausea

Question 23

The presence of blood in feces without being able to see it.

Answer 23

Occult Blood

Question 24

A surgical opening, leading to the outside of the body.

Answer 24

Ostomy

Question 25

Placed over the created ostomy.

Answer 25

Ostomy Bag

Question 26

The portion of an ostomy that is visible on the skin.

Answer 26

Stoma

Question 27

Feces

Answer 27

Stool