Question | Answer |
What is diarrhea? | an increase in the frequency, volume, and water content of stool. |
What is a main complication of diarrhea? | dehydration |
What is another complication that can happen with rapid fluid loss? | hypovolemic shock |
What diagnostics test is done for a culture in diarrhea? | stool specimen |
What is the dietary managment for diarrhea? | solid food witheld during first 24 hours of acute diarrhea. |
What is priority for clients with diarrhea? | fluid replacement |
What is a common antidiarrheal used to treat acute diarrhea? | Pepto-Bismol |
How long should you take Pepto-Bismol? | No longer than 48 hours. |
When should you give Pepto-Bismol? | 1 hour before or 2 hours after oral medications. |
What diagnosis for diarrhea refer to skin? | Risk for skin intergrity |
What diagnosis for diarrhea refer to fluid? | Risk for Deficient fluid volume |
What is contipation? | infrequent or difficule passage of stools. When a client has two or fewer bowel movements weekly. |
When is it inappropriate to give laxatives? | suspected bowel obsrtuctioin or impaction. |
What is a common lubricant that is used for constipation? | Mineral oil |
When should magnesim citrate be given? | on empty stomach with a full glass of water |
What should the nurse teach the client about bowel preps? | expect abdominal cramping, don't eat solid food 3 to 4 hours prior to ingesting polyethylene glycol solutions. |
What is appendicitis? | inflammation of the appendix |
Where is the appendix? | right lower quadrant region at McBurney's point. |
How can the appendix become obstructed? | hard feces, stone, inflammationor parasites. |
What are manifestations of appendicitis? | generalized abdominal pain in RUQ, rebound tenderness, anorexia, nasuea and vomtiting, low grade fever, aggravated by right hip extension. |
What is a major complication of acute appendicitis? | perforation |
What will you see in a WBC for a patient with appendicitis? | elevated wbc |
What diagnostic test is done to confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis? | abdominal ultrasound. |
What surgery is the treatment of choice for appendicitis? | appendectomy |
How is the appendectomy performed? | laparotomy or laparoscopy |
What is a laparotomy? | surgical opening of the abdomen |
What is a lapraroscopy? | exploration of the abdomen using a endoscope. |
What is peritonitis? | inflammation of peritoneum |
What are the manifestations for acute abdominal peritonitis? | diffuse or localized pain, rebound tenderness, board-like rigidity or guarding of abdomen,diminished or absent bowel sounds. |
What are the manifestations for systemic peritonitis? | fever, malaise, tachycardia, tachypnea, restlessness, confusion, oliguria. |
What are the manifestations of Ulcerative Colitis? | 5 to 30 bloody stool, left lower quadrant crampy abdominal pain;relieved by defaction., anemia, weight loss. |
What is the dietary management for ulcerative colitis during exacerbation ? | NPO |
What surgeries are for ulcerative colitis? | total colectomy or ileostomy |
What will be your pre-op teaching for bowel surgery? | pain management, turning , coughing and deep breathing, and expected tubes. |
What will be your post-op teaching for bowel surgery? | encourage ambulation to stimulate peristalsis,provide pescribed medications, assess respiratory status,monitor bowel sounds. |
What are the risk factors for Colorectal Cancer? | over age 50 years of age,family history of colorectal cancer, polyps of rectum or colon, smoking, alcohol consumption, inactivity, obesity, high fat diet, low fruit and vegetable intake. |
What are some nursig diagnosis associated with a patient who has colorectal cancer? | acute pain, grieving, and sexual dysfunction. |
What are the different types of hernia? | inguinal, strangulated, incarcerated, umbilical, incisional, ventral, and reducible. |
What type of hernia occurs when the blood supply to tissue within the hernia? | strangualated |
What is your nursing care for a patient with hernia? | comfort(pain and edema)adm pain meds and elevation, assess bowel sounds(note distention) and assess for signs of possible obstruction. |
What type of hernia result from inadequate healing of a surgical incision? | ventral |
What type of hernia occurs in the abdominal wall? | incisional |
What type of hernia could be congential, from pregnancy, obesity or ascites? | umbilical |
Manifestations of bowel obstruction? | abdominal pain; cramping or colicy, vomiting, borborygmi adn high pitched, tinkling bowel sounds, abd distention, signs of hypovelmia. |