Nr 283 final exam stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pathophysiology - ANSWERSstudy of how disease affect the normal body function at a CELLULAR LEVEL Undifferentiated Cells - ANSWERSno=no function Differentiated Cells - ANSWERShave a job ex: hair cells, liver cells, cardiac cells Osmosis - ANSWERSmovement of water down a concentration gradient Diffusion - ANSWERSMovement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration Na+/K+ pump - ANSWERS3 Na+ OUT, 2 K+ IN - resting potential (Na outside, K i...

The nurse is caring for a patient who is 3 days post-op bowel resection surgery. The nurse is monitoring the patient for possible bowel obstruction. Which of the following should the nurse suspect is a sign of bowel obstruction? - ANSWERMarked abdominal distension What is the most common assessment finding in a patient with ulcerative colitis? - ANSWERProfuse diarrhea What typical changes occur with Crohn's Disease? - ANSWERInflamed areas of the wall of the ileum alternating with thick fi...