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CMN 568 - Unit 4 Test with Verified Answers._`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`-
What kinds of medications should NOT be used for relief of constipation in
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patients with a confirmed or suspected obstruction?
_`- _`- Do NOT give:
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+ Bulk-forming agents
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+ Stimulant laxatives
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+ Intestinal secretagogues (e.g. lubiprostone)
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+ Surfactants
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+ Methylnaltrexone
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Use osmotic laxatives with CAUTION.
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(Shimp Table 12-4) _`- _`-
Which infectious bacterial diarrheas can be treated with antimicrobials?
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Shigellosis
Cholera
Extraintestinal salmonellosis _`-
Listeriosis
C. difficile
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(McPHee p 599) _`- _`-
,When should you refer patients with constipation?
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refractory constipation for anorectal testing
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2) Pts with defecatory disorders who may benefit from biofeedback
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3) Pts with alarm symptoms OR who are over age 50 for colonoscopy
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4) Pts with severe colonic inertia may need surgical referral
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(McPhee p 595) _`- _`-
Acute onset of severe pain and vomiting suggests what?
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irritation
+ Acute gastric or intestinal obstruction
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+ Pancreaticobiliary disease
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(McPhee p 588) _`- _`-
At what age do IBS sx typically present?
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Persistent vomiting suggests what?
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+ Gastric outlet obstruction
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+ Gastroparesis
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+ Intestinal dysmotility
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+ Psychogenic disorders
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+ CNS or systemic disorders
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(McPhee p 589) _`- _`-
,Vomiting in the morning suggests what?
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+ Uremia
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+ ETOH intake
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+ ↑ ICP
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Vomiting after meals suggests what?
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+ Peptic ulcer disease
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+ Other psychogenic causes
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(McPhee p 589, Shimp p 373)_`- _`- _`- _`- _`-
Vomiting of undigested food 1-2 hours after a meal suggests what?
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Gastroparesis
+ Small bowel obstruction
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+ Gastric outlet obstruction
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NOTE: Sucussion splash often heard on auscultation
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(McPhee p 589, Shimp p 373)_`- _`- _`- _`- _`-
4 causes of nausea and vomiting
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(seratonin receptors) _`-
2) Vestibular disorders (fibers ↑ in histamine and muscarinic receptors)
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3) CNS disorders
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, 4) Irritation of chemoreceptor trigger zone
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(McPhee Table 15.1) _`- _`-
Ways to stimulate the chemoreceptor trigger zone and cause vomiting
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1) Chemo
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2) Medications and drugs
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3) Radiation therapy
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4) Systemic disorders
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CNS disorders that can cause vomiting
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2) ↑ ICP
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3) Infections (e.g. meningitis, encephalitis)
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4) Psychogenic
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Vestibular disorders that can cause vomiting
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syndrome, motion sickness _`- _`-
Define RETCHING _`- _`-_`- _`- Strong, spasmodic, involuntary effort to vomit without
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bringing up emesis. _`- _`-
(McPhee and Shimp) _`- _`-
Define REGURGITATION_`- Effortless return of gas or small amounts of _`-_`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`- _`-
food from stomach (McPhee and Shimp)
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