Unit 13 (cont): Gastrointestinal Flashcards
Container for the purpose of urinating and/or defecating while in bed.
Bedpan
A chair with a toilet seat and collection bucket,
Bedside Commode
Process of feces leaving the body.
Bowel Movement
A barrier within the GI System preventing the process of defecation.
Bowel Obstruction
Behavioral programs to help people with bowel disorders establish or reestablish control.
Bowel Retraining
A polite term for an adult diaper.
Brief
An operation that creates an opening for the colon through the abdomen.
Colostomy
Difficulty excreting hard and or dry feces.
Constipation
The process of feces leaving the body.
Defecation
Bowel contents become like liquid.
Diarrhea
Difficulty swallowing.
Dysphagia
The process of waste materials leaving the body.
Elimination
Vomit
Emesis
Fluid placed into the rectum for the purpose of stimulating defecation.
Enema
Hard, dry feces unable to leave the body.
Fecal Impaction
Abdominal gas leaving the body.
Flatus
A smaller version of a bed pan.
Fracture pan
Digestive juices moving backwards into the upper stomach and esophagus.
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD)/Reflux
Varicose veins of the rectum.
Hemorrhoid
Liver Inflammation caused by infection.
Hepatitis
Where part of the ileum is brought through the abdominal wall to create a stoma.
Ileostomy
Feeling like you need to throw up.
Nausea
The presence of blood in feces without being able to see it.
Occult Blood
A surgical opening, leading to the outside of the body.
Ostomy
