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What are cathartics? -️️Strong laxatives that stimulate bowel evacuation. chyme -️️Thick fluid mass of partially digested food and gastric secretions. C diff -️️Bacterium causing diarrhea and colon inflammation. C diff symptoms -️️Foul-smelling water diarrhea, abdominal cramping....

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NSG 3100 Exam 3 -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified/ Latest
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What are cathartics? - ✔️✔️Strong laxatives that stimulate bowel evacuation.



chyme - ✔️✔️Thick fluid mass of partially digested food and gastric secretions.



C diff - ✔️✔️Bacterium causing diarrhea and colon inflammation.



C diff symptoms - ✔️✔️Foul-smelling water diarrhea, abdominal cramping.



colonoscopy - ✔️✔️Procedure to visualize anus, rectum, and colon for abnormalities.



colostomy - ✔️✔️Surgical creation of an opening in the abdominal wall for stool passage.



constipation - ✔️✔️Infrequent or difficult bowel movements, less than 3 per week.



Who is more likely to experience constipation? - ✔️✔️Women, adults over 65, pregnant
individuals, post-surgery.



symptoms of constipation - ✔️✔️Hard feces, rectal pain, abdominal cramping, anorexia.



defecation - ✔️✔️The act of expelling solid waste from the body.



diarrhea - ✔️✔️Intestinal disorder with abnormal frequency and fluidity of bowel movements.



diarrhea causes - ✔️✔️Disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract.



gastroenteritis - ✔️✔️Inflammation of the stomach and intestines causing diarrhea.



fecal impaction - ✔️✔️Hardened stool that cannot be expelled from the rectum.

, fecal incontinence - ✔️✔️Inability to control bowel movements, leading to involuntary leakage.



hemorrhoids - ✔️✔️Swollen blood vessels in the rectum or anus causing discomfort.



irritable bowel syndrome - ✔️✔️Chronic disorder causing abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in
bowel habits.



inflammatory bowel disease - ✔️✔️Chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, including Crohn's
disease and ulcerative colitis.



diverticulitis - ✔️✔️Inflammation or infection of small pouches in the digestive tract.



fecal occult blood test - ✔️✔️Test to detect hidden blood in the stool, a possible sign of colorectal
cancer.



Enema - ✔️✔️Introducing solutions into the rectum to induce a bowel movement.



Fecal occult blood test - ✔️✔️Test for microscopic amounts of blood in feces.



Flatulence - ✔️✔️Production of gases in the intestine during digestion.



Hemorrhoids - ✔️✔️Swollen and inflamed veins in the anus or rectum.



Ileostomy - ✔️✔️Surgically created opening in the small intestine.



Impaction - ✔️✔️Presence of a hard fecal mass in the rectum or colon that cannot be expelled.



Debilitated - ✔️✔️Physically weakened or impaired.



Confused - ✔️✔️Mentally disoriented or unable to think clearly.

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