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Main organ of bowel elimination

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Colon

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Cause of bowel sounds

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Peristalsis

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Position for defecation

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Squatting position

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Peristalsis

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Whip like movement that helps move objects down the digestive tract

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Can cause constipation

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Narcotics

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Factors affecting elimination

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Age, fluid intake,psychological factors, diet, physical activities, personal habits

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Bowel sounds diminished means

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Constipation

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Peristalsis occurs

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5-30 times a min

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dysphasia

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difficulty swallowing

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Test to see if peristalsis has returned

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Person can pass gas

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Go lytely

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Makes patients completely poop everything

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sigmoid

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end part of colon

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scope

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Lighted tube put in the body to visualize bowels and/or colon

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Berrium sulfate cause

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Poop will be whiteish in color

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Common bowel elimination problems

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Constipation, impaction, diarrhea, flatulence, incontinence, hemorrhoids

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Urostomy is to urinary as

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colostomy is to fecal elimination

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Type of ostomy

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Loop colostomy, end colostomy, double barrel colostomy

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Digital removal of stool

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used for fecal elimination

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High fiber foods

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Fruits, veggies, whole grains

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Enema is to the rectum as

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irrigation is to colostomy

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dysphasia

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difficulty swallowing

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4 types of assessment

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observation, palpation, auscultation, percussion

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organs that play a part in elimination

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kidney, ureters, bladder , urethra

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functional unit of the kidney

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nephrons

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primary function of kidney
elimination of waste
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kidney impaired person is at risk for
infection
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jobs of kidney
filtration, secretion, reabsorption, maintain bp
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female urethra
1.5 in-2.5 in
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Erythropoietin
helps maintain and produce red blood cells
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patients with chronic kidney failure are deficient in
red blood cells
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Angiotensin II
Vasoconstrictor, produces aldosterone
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Act of voiding is under
voluntary control
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internal sphincter
involuntary control
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external sphincter
voluntary control
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people who have lost control of external sphincter
incontinent
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Kidney
Removes waste from blood to form urine through the process of filtration
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RAAS
Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System ( Helps increase blood pressure)
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Angiotensin II
Vasoconstrictor and aldosterone producer
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ACE Inhibitor
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ( prevents AG I conversion to AG II)
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Any bp medicine ending in -pril
Ace Inhibitor
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ARBs
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
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ARBs and ACE inhibitors
BP medicine
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nocturia
Night urination
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Poliuria
excessive urination
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oliguria
minimal urination
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anuria
no urination
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types of dialysis
hemodialysis, perineal dialysis
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weight
force exerted on item by gravity
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movement
contraction of skeletal muscles
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isotonic
active
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isometric
sedintery, no contraction
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posural abnormalities
kyophosis, lodosis, scoliosis, torticolis, foot drop, bow leg
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RICE
Rest, immobilization, cold compress, elevation
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musculoskeletal trauma
contusion, sprain, strain,fracture
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orthostatic hypotension
drop in blood pressure tom lying to standing position
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embolus
moving blood clot
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thrombus
blood clot
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QSEN
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (system effectiveness and staff performance)
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Vitamin K
coagulation vitamin
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Helps prevent bed sores
hydration
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MSDS
Material safety data sheet
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Patient inherent wound
self-inflicted
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ABCDE
Airway, Breathing, Circulation,Disability, Exposure
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Code Red
Fire
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RACE
Rescue patients, Activate Alarm, Contain Fire, Extinguish
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PASS
Pull pin, Aim, Squeeze Handle, Sweep base of fire

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