Elimination

Question 1

If a patient has a colostomy in the area known as the “ascending colon,” what would the nurse expect of the stool in the colostomy device?

Answer 1

Stool in the ascending colon is watery, or loose

Question 2

Straining can put pressure on the vagas nerve and cause bradycardia

Answer 2

Valsalva maneuver

Question 3

is passage and dispelling of stool through the intestinal tract by means of intestinal smooth muscle contraction

Answer 3

bowel elimination

Question 4

is passage of urine out of the urinary tract through the urinary sphincter and urethra

Answer 4

urinary elimination

Question 5

defecation

Answer 5

elimination of feces

Question 6

micturition

Answer 6

elimination of urine

Question 7

voiding

Answer 7

movement of urine

Question 8

purposeful control of urinary or fecal elimination

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continence

Question 9

loss of control of either urine or bowel elimination

Answer 9

incontinence

Question 10

control issues arise from….

Answer 10

underdeveloped mechanisms, malfunction of mechanisms, altered cognition

Question 11

Air produces a higher-pitched,

hollow sound termed

Answer 11

tympany

Question 12

Fluid or masses produce a short,

high-pitched sound with little resonance termed

Answer 12

dullness

Question 13

listen to bowel sounds for at least

Answer 13

2 minutes

Question 14

borborygmi- hyperperistasis

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stomach growling

Question 15

a swishing or buzzing sound and indicates turbulent

blood flow

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bruit- vascular sound

Question 16

painful and difficult urination

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dysuria

Question 17

absence of urine production

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anuria

Question 18

diminished urine prduction

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oliguria

Question 19

involuntary nocturnal urination

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enuresis

Question 20

pink tinged urine, burning, and frequency are common following a

Answer 20

cystoscopy

Question 21

normal WBC levels in urine

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below 5/hpf

Question 22

average ph of urine

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6.0

Question 23

ranges of specific gravity

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1.003 to 1.030

Question 24

the narrowest part of the urethra

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ureterovesical junction (UPJ)

Question 25

the UPJ is

Answer 25

easily obstructed by urinary calculi

Question 26

if patient is unable to void....

Answer 26

palpate bladder, percussion, or a bladder scan is recommended

Question 27

bumetanide (bumex)

Answer 27

loop of henle diuretic that decreases reabsorption of sodium and cholride

Question 28

liver edges should feel

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firm, sharp, and smooth

Question 29

if spleen is enlarged and palpated it could...

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rupture

Question 30

light palpation

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detects tenderness or cutaneous hypersensitivity, muscular resistance, masses and swelling

Question 31

deep palpation

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abnormal organs and masses

Question 32

during deep palpation the rebound tenderness indicates

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peritoneal inflammation

Question 33

upper GI diagnostics

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provides visualization of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine

Question 34

lower GI diagnostics

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(barium enema) x-ray detects abnormalities in the colon

Question 35

shows the size and configuration of organs

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ultrasonography

Question 36

images produced of colon and rectum

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virtual colonscopy; CT and MRI

Question 37

endoscopic structures

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esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon

Question 38

ERCP, retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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endoscopic procedure to see pancreatic, hepatic, and common bile duct

Question 39

noninvasive approach to visualize GI

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capsule endoscopy

Question 40

liver biopsy diagnosis of

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fibrosis, cirrhosis, neoplasms

Question 41

auscultate before

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percussion and palpation

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diagnoses of acute pancreatitis is an elevated

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serum amylase

Question 43

SNS activation can

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decrease peristasis

Question 44

parasympathetic system can

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stimulates peristasis

Question 45

opening into the common bile duct for the removal of stones

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choledocholithotomy

Question 46

cholecystectomy

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removal of the gall bladder

Question 47

cardiac output is essential for GI....

Answer 47

absorption

Question 48

increased serum creatinine is related to

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decreased kidney function in the aging process

Question 49

uric acid is used to screen

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purine metabolism or kidney disease

Question 50

normal serum creatinine

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0.6 to 1.3 mg/dL

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normal BUN

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6 to 20 mg/dL

Question 52

normal specific gravity

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1.003 to 1.030

Question 53

normal serum uric acid

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2. 3 to 6.6 mg/dL (female) | 4. 4 to 7.6 mg/dL (male)

Question 54

special instructions for creatinine clearance diagnostic test

Answer 54

discard first urination then save for the next 24 hours

Question 55

gentamicin is a potential...

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nephrotoxic agent

Question 56

an abnormal finding after a cytoscopy

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bright red bleeding (report immediately)

Question 57

after a renal biopsy...

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pressure dressing placed, patient should lie on affected side for 30-60 minutes