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Online Clinical - Stan Checketts – Vsim UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction? - Correct Answer- adhesions Most bowel obstructions occur in the small intestine. Adhesions are the most common cause of small bowel obstruction, fo...

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What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction? - Correct Answer- adhesions


Most bowel obstructions occur in the small intestine. Adhesions are the most common cause
of small bowel obstruction, followed by hernias and neoplasms. Volvulus (twisting of the
bowel) is another cause, but is not the most common.


A patient with abdominal distention experiences reflux vomiting, which the nurse knows can
lead to which of the following acid-base disturbances? - Correct Answer- metabolic alkalosis


Reflux vomiting results in the loss of hydrogen ions and potassium from the stomach, leading
to reduction of the serum electrolytes chloride and potassium in the blood and causing
metabolic alkalosis.


The initial symptom of abdominal pain described by the patient in which of the following
ways would lead the nurse to suspect a small bowel obstruction? - Correct Answer- Colicky,
crampy


The initial symptom is usually crampy pain that is wavelike and colicky due to persistent
peristalsis both above and below the blockage.


The nurse is aware that untreated small bowel obstruction can progress to which type of
shock? - Correct Answer- hypovolemic


the vomiting that accompanies small bowel obstruction can lead to acute fluid losses, which
can lead to hypovolemic shock. Hypovolemia can occur from the fluid shifts related to the
edema and congestion occurring in the bowel.


The nurse anticipates that the initial treatment for small bowel obstruction will involve which
of the following? - Correct Answer- Decompression of bowel via nasogastric tube

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