WEB WOC OSTOMY CARE EXAM: QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
What is the name of the radiographic study done when
investigating the origin of an enterocutaneous fistula?
Select one:
a. Abdominal X-ray.
b. Fistulogram.
c. Barium enema.
d. Colonoscopy. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Fistulogram.
Your patient with diverticulosis is concerned about infection
and the need for surgery. However, through patient teaching
you can to correct misinformation and tell him that
diverticulosis is very common and not an indication for surgery.
Diverticulosis differs from diverticulitis in that diverticulitis may
require surgery because it involves:
Select one:
,a. Formation of herniations in the intestinal wall.
b. High intraluminal pressures in the intestinal wall.
c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches.
d. Low intraluminal pressures of the bowel wall. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches.
Which of the following signs or symptoms are associated with
diverticulitis?
Select one:
a. Fever, malaise, RUQ pain.
b. Nausea/vomiting, RLQ pain.
c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
d. Dysuria, bowel obstruction. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. LLQ
pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
A complication of diverticular disease that almost always
requires surgical intervention.
Select one:
a. Intestinal inflammation.
,b. Micro-perforation.
c. Diverticulum formation.
d. Bowel perforation. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Bowel
perforation.
You are caring for a 7-month-old infant experiencing repeated
bouts of constipation. The abdomen is quite distended and the
surgeon suspects Hirschsprung's disease. What type of surgery
is most likely to occur following a positive rectal suction biopsy
for Hirschsprung's?
Select one:
a. Classic pull-through procedure.
b. Diverting colostomy to decompress the bowel.
c. End ileostomy.
d. Loop ileostomy. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Diverting
colostomy to decompress the bowel.
Patients with acute radiation-induced enteritis would likely
demonstrate the following symptom:
Select one:
a. Constipation
, b. Temperature above 101F
c. Lack of appetite
d. Diarrhea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Diarrhea
Your myelomeningocele or spina bifida patient has problems
with constipation because of a neurogenic bowel. It has been
managed with oral laxatives, suppositories, and/or enemas but
the problem is not resolved. Which of the following surgical
procedures may be indicated for this patient?
Select one:
a. Loop ileostomy with IPAA.
b. Permanent ileostomy.
c. ACE Procedure.
d. Mitrofanoff procedure. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. ACE
Procedure.
A patient with a low rectal cancer who had preoperative
radiation followed by a low anterior resection with subsequent
stoma takedown is at risk for what complication over the long
term:
Select one:
a. Bloody diarrhea and low rectal pain.
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
What is the name of the radiographic study done when
investigating the origin of an enterocutaneous fistula?
Select one:
a. Abdominal X-ray.
b. Fistulogram.
c. Barium enema.
d. Colonoscopy. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Fistulogram.
Your patient with diverticulosis is concerned about infection
and the need for surgery. However, through patient teaching
you can to correct misinformation and tell him that
diverticulosis is very common and not an indication for surgery.
Diverticulosis differs from diverticulitis in that diverticulitis may
require surgery because it involves:
Select one:
,a. Formation of herniations in the intestinal wall.
b. High intraluminal pressures in the intestinal wall.
c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches.
d. Low intraluminal pressures of the bowel wall. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches.
Which of the following signs or symptoms are associated with
diverticulitis?
Select one:
a. Fever, malaise, RUQ pain.
b. Nausea/vomiting, RLQ pain.
c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
d. Dysuria, bowel obstruction. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. LLQ
pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
A complication of diverticular disease that almost always
requires surgical intervention.
Select one:
a. Intestinal inflammation.
,b. Micro-perforation.
c. Diverticulum formation.
d. Bowel perforation. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Bowel
perforation.
You are caring for a 7-month-old infant experiencing repeated
bouts of constipation. The abdomen is quite distended and the
surgeon suspects Hirschsprung's disease. What type of surgery
is most likely to occur following a positive rectal suction biopsy
for Hirschsprung's?
Select one:
a. Classic pull-through procedure.
b. Diverting colostomy to decompress the bowel.
c. End ileostomy.
d. Loop ileostomy. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Diverting
colostomy to decompress the bowel.
Patients with acute radiation-induced enteritis would likely
demonstrate the following symptom:
Select one:
a. Constipation
, b. Temperature above 101F
c. Lack of appetite
d. Diarrhea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Diarrhea
Your myelomeningocele or spina bifida patient has problems
with constipation because of a neurogenic bowel. It has been
managed with oral laxatives, suppositories, and/or enemas but
the problem is not resolved. Which of the following surgical
procedures may be indicated for this patient?
Select one:
a. Loop ileostomy with IPAA.
b. Permanent ileostomy.
c. ACE Procedure.
d. Mitrofanoff procedure. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. ACE
Procedure.
A patient with a low rectal cancer who had preoperative
radiation followed by a low anterior resection with subsequent
stoma takedown is at risk for what complication over the long
term:
Select one:
a. Bloody diarrhea and low rectal pain.
