Study Questions Flashcards
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What diet should a patient be on prior to a barium enema?
Clear liquids the day before 
A blood test called carcinoembryonic antigen indicates what?
 Indicates if cancer is present 
The nurse cares for a client after a Gastroscoopy for which the client received sedation. What findings should be reported to the physician 
Difficulty swallowing 
What is the sign of oral cancer when inspecting the tongue? 
Red plaque on under surface of tongue 
When should a colonoscopy be contraindicated when given lavage solution

Inflammatory bowel disease 
An enzyme that begins the digestion of starch is called what
Ptyalin
After an endoscopic examination were instructions to get to the client
Client may resume regular diet 
Prior to a hydrogen breath test what must the client understand?
The client must avoid antibiotics for one month before the test
After a radial neck dissection what findings should be reported to the physician 
High epigastric pain and discomfort
Which is signs of an impending rupture
Dobbhoff is a tube for what?
Nasoenteric feeding tube 
What are three nasogastric tubeS?
Leven, a gastric sump, and sengstaken-blakemore tube
Semi-Fowler position is maintained for at least how long after an intermittent to feeding 
 One hour
What muscle is most commonly used for a radial neck dissection?
Pectoralis major 
What type of feeding should be given to a client who is at risk for diarrhea due to hypertonic feeding solutions ?
 Continuous feedings 
A client with a peptic ulcer should avoid what 
Decaffeinated coffee 
The nurse includes at the most common cause of peptic ulcers is what
H pylori
What ulcer is associated with extensive burn injury?
Curling ulcer 
What is the most common cause of small bowel obstructions?
Adhesions, which is a scar tissue that forms as a result of inflammation  and infection
What is a typical sign of appendicitis 
 Nausea
Which symptom characterizes regional enteritis, which is also called Crohn’s
Transmural thickening 
With the sigmoid colostomy what form of feces expels through the colostomy
Solid 
With a descending colostomy, the feces are what 
Semi mushy
With a transverse colostomy, the feces are
 Mushy
With an ascending colostomy, the feces are
Fluid
