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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: What are the five of laxatives?Answer: *Bulk forming *Emollient (Lubricants & ) *Hyperosmotic *Saline *Stimulant Question: What are used in Tx of acute constipation?Answer: *Bulk *Stimulant Question: What laxatives are used in Tx of constipation?Answer: *Bulk *Hyperosmotic Question: What laxatives are used for prep?Answer: *Hyperosmotic *Saline *Stimulant *(HS2) Question: How do bulk laxatives work?Answer: High fiber, absorb h20 to increase bulk, distend to initiate reflex bowel activity Question: What are bulk laxatives indicated for?Answer: *Constipation (Acute & ) *IBS *DIVERTICULITIS Question: What are Cathartics (hyperosmotic laxative) indicated for?Answer: *Chronic constipation *Bowel Question: How do Cathartics (hyperosmotic laxative) work?Answer: increases fecal h20 content, bowel distention, increased >>evacuation Question: How do Laxatives work?Answer: draws h2o into the to increase stool mass, stretch musculature causing increased peristalsis and producing watery stools Question: What are Laxatives indicated for?Answer: *Constipation *Bowel Question: How do laxatives work?Answer: causes peristalsis via intestinal nerve stimulation ; act on colon by reducing H2o and electrolyte absorption H2o and ions into the intestine Question: What are Stimulant indicated for?Answer: *Acute *Bowel prep Question: What are the general side effects of ?Answer: *Nausea *Diarrhea *Abdominal Question: What are the general contraindications for ?Answer: *Hypersensitivity *Persistent abdominal pain *Nausea *Vomiting of cause Question: ALL laxative tablets be taken how and with what?Answer: Swallowed whole (never or chewed) and with 6 to 8 ounces of water Question: What should be encouraged as an to laxative use?Answer: A healthy, high-fiber diet and fluid intake Question: What can long term use of lead to?Answer: bowel tone and dependency Question: What is ?Answer: the inflammation of the vermiform appendix located at the tip of the in the right lower quadrant (RLQ) of the abdomen Question: Who is most common in?Answer: Most in adolescents and young adults (mainly men), but can occur at any age Question: How does occur?Answer: Occurs when the opening of the becomes obstructed Question: What is the name of the where abdominal pain from appendicits generalizes?Answer: 's Point Question: List four S/Sx of : Answer: *Vomiting *Low-grade fever (99° to 102° F) *Elevated white blood cell count *Abdominal pain/rebound tenderness at McBurneys point *Rigid abdomen *Decreased or bowel sounds Question: Whya are avoided in appendicitis?Answer: Analgesics may mask Question: What is ?Answer: the presence of pouch-like through the muscular layer of the colon, particularly the sigmoid colon Question: What is ?Answer: the inflammation or infection of one or more Question: What may diverticulosis be the of?Answer: Chronic constipation or the result of the modern, highly , low-residue diet Question: What can be the result of repeated inflammation of ?Answer: the lumen of the colon narrows and may obstructed Question: What can result if diverticulitis untreated?Answer: Septicemia and septic Question: What will the PT experience if intestinal obstruction from occurs?Answer: abdominal , nausea and vomiting Question: What is the test of to diagnose diverticulitis?Answer: CT scan with oral Question: What test is done to rule out carcinoma in a PT with ?Answer: Colonoscopy Question: What diagnostic test should NOT be on a PT with diverticulitis and why?Answer: A patient with acute diverticulitis not have a barium enema or colonoscopy because of the possibility of perforation and peritonitis Question: When is surgical mandatory for diverticular disorders?Answer: if obstruction, perforation, abscesses or occur Question: What is ?Answer: inflammation of the abdominal Question: What characterizes ?Answer: Severe pain, where the PT often assumes the supine position with the knees flexed to relax the abdominal muscles; any movement is painful Question: What position the PT with peritonitis be placed in and why?Answer: Place patient on bed rest in semi-Fowler’s to help localize purulent exudates in lower abdomen or pelvis |
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