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Nur 120 Bowel Elimination Test 2Questions with Latest Update
GI tract anatomy consists of what parts? - Answer-mouth, esophagus, stomach, small
intestine, large intestine, rectum
What are the 3 Divisions of the Colon? - Answer-1. Ascending
2. Transverse
3. Descending
What are the functions of the Colon? - Answer-Absorption
Protection
Secretion
Elimination (stool and flatus)
The below are factors affecting what?
• Age/Development
• Infection/Pathological Condition
• Diet
• Physical Activity
• Psychological factors/Pain
• Personal Habits
• Medications/Procedures
• Surgery/Anesthesia - Answer-Factors Affecting Bowel Elimination
The following contribute to what?
• Constipation
• Impaction
• Diarrhea
• Incontinence
• Flatulence
• Hemorrhoids
• Ileus - Answer-Common Bowel Elimination Problems
• More of a symptom than a disorder
• Decrease in frequency of BM
• Straining & pain on defecation are associated
symptoms (Valsalva maneuver)
• Can be significant heath hazard (increase ICP, IOP, reopen surgical wounds, cause
trauma, cardiac arrhythmias) - Answer-Constipation
Chronic constipation - Answer-
• Results from unrelieved constipation
, • Collection of hardened feces wedged into rectum
• Can extend up to sigmoid colon
• Most at risk: immobile, unconscious, elderly
*When a continuous ooze of diarrheal stool
develops, ________________ should be suspected
• Associated S/S: Loss of appetite, abdominal
distention, cramping, rectal pain - Answer-Impaction
Impaction - Answer-
• Increase in number of stools & the passage of
liquid, unformed stool
• Symptom of disorders affecting digestion,
absorption, & secretion of GI tract
• Intestinal contents pass through small & large
intestines too quickly to allow for usual
absorption of water & nutrients - Answer-Diarrhea
• Irritation can result in increased mucus secretion,
feces become too watery, unable to control
defecation
• Excess loss of colonic fluid can result in acid base
imbalances or fluid/electrolyte imbalances
• Can also result in skin breakdown
• May cause incontinence - Answer-Diarrhea
Conditions that cause _______________ include:
• Emotional Stress
• Intestinal Infection (Clostridium difficile)
• Food Allergies
• Food Intolerance
• Tube Feedings (Enteral)
• Medications
• Laxatives
• Colon Disease
• Surgery - Answer-CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE
DIARRHEA
• Gas accumulation in the lumen of intestines
• Bowel wall stretches and distends
• Common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, &
cramping
• Gas escapes through mouth (belching), or anus (flatus) - Answer-Flatulence
• Dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum
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