N5315 Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
occult GI bleed - not visible bleeding resulting in iron deficiency. common with colon cancer Hematemesis - bright red, bloody emesis=emergent upper GI bleed Coffee ground emesis - indicative of a slow upper GI bleed and is not emergent melena stool - black tarry stool, indicator of an upper GI bleed Hematochezia - presence of bright red blood in the stools. suggests the bleed is in the lower GI tract secretory diarrhea - results from large volume losses secondary to infectious causes such as rotavirus, enterotoxins, or C-diff. enteroendocrine cells are triggered to secrete 5HT & alter Na water transport resulting in decreased water absorption
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