Secretory diarrhea - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Where in the brain is the vomiting center located? Medulla oblongata Antiemetic agents, such as domperidone and haloperidol, are antagonists for which receptors? Dopamine What type of vomiting is caused by the direct stimulation of the vomiting center by neurologic lesions involving the brainstem? Projectile Considering the normal frequency of bowel evacuation, how infrequently can evacuation occur and still be considered within normal range? Once a week How many stools p...

NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY Study Questions and Answers Exam 2 2022/2023.  What are the basic mechanisms by which neuropharmocologic agents act? o Can modify the disease process o Act at the sites of actions which is the axons versus synapses and steps in synaptic transmission and effects of drugs on the steps of synaptic transmission  Transmittter synthesis is the first step in transmission. What are the other 4 steps? o Transmitter storage, transmitter release, receptor binding...

What should your nursing diagnosis be based on? - ️️Your assessment Characteristics of the pt What you can do to improve pt's quality of health Reduced or absent pedal pulse are defining characteristics of what NANDAs? - ️️decreased Cardiac Output ineffective peripheral Tissue Perfusion *there are likely more* What is secretory diarrhea? - ️️Diarrhea that occurs when ingested pathogens survive in the GI tract long enough to absorb into the enterocytes. Cell permeability c...

Digestive Disorders 1. What is anorexia? ● It is never a normal thing, it is pathological ● A lack of a desire to eat 2. What can cause anorexia? ● Medications (chemotherapy medications) ● Gastric reflux disease ● Stress ● Anemic (fatigue) ● Heart disease ● Psychological 3. What is vomiting? ● The forceful emptying of the stomach and intestinal contents through the mouth ● You are activating the trigger mechanism in your central nervous system ● In meningitis...

Exam 1: NSG555/ NSG 555 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care II Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Campylobacter traveler’s geography Answer: ASIA give them AZITROMYCIN self-treatment Q: CI to antimotility Answer: DYSENTRIC DIARRHEA BLOOD, NO LOP only for watery secretory Q: Hygiene with C. Diff Answer: SOAP AND WATER Q: CDI high risk abx Answer: Clindamycin 2nd and 3rd gen cephalospir...

NR 283: Pathophysiology Final Exam Review Questions With Complete SolutionsUTI or Acute Cystitis - cloudy urine - caused by E. coli Pancreatitis is caused by: - gallstones (bile duct disorder) - alcohol Rickets - a term used for osteomalacia in CHILDREN - usually due to inadequate or lack of Vitamin D Appendicitis - pain in the lower right quadrant (LRQ) Peptic Ulcer (Gastric) - occult blood in stool - coffee-ground vomitus (coffee grains in the vomit) Sprain - a torn ligament A...

Exam 1: NSG533/ NSG 533 (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pharmacology Exam Review| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct QUESTION Goal of diarrhea treatment Goal of treatment: Identify and Treat primary cause, Manage secondary causes, prevent electrolyte & acid/base disturbances & dehydration , provide symptomatic relief , Note the primary goal is NOT ALWAYS to stop diarrhea (see below, Infectious diarrhea)! Non-pharmacologicalRehydration , oral preferre...

The effects of carcinoid syndrome are related to the release of: (Select 2) A. Choline acetyltransferase B. Histamine C. Parathyroid Hormone D. Serotonin - correct answer B. Histamine D. Serotonin Carcinoid tumors are most often in the gastrointestinal tract. Carcinoid tumors produce carcinoid syndrome if the tumor's secretory substances do not first drain into the hepatic system. The unmetabolized secretions include serotonin, histamine, kinins, prostaglandins E and F, and Subs...

Of the enviromental factors, which one exacerbates Crohn's but improves ulcerative colitis correct answer: smoking This disease is limited to rectum and terminal ilieum, can result in toxic megacolon, and puts pt at risk for colorectal cancer correct answer: Ulcerative colitis This disease can be located from mouth to anus, can involve perianal area, has mucosal ulcers that extend to submucosal area, is associated with malabsorption and fistulas/strictures correct answer: Crohn's dise...

DEHYDRATION Common body fluid disturbance in infants and children Occurs whenever the total output of fluid exceeds the total intake, regardless of the cause. Also referred to as volume depletion Occur in vomiting and diarrhea Isotonic Occurs when water and sodium are lost in approximately equal amounts Plasma sodium concentration: between 130 to 150 meq/L Hypotonic Electrolyte deficit exceeds water deficit Water transfers from extracellular to the intracellular leading to swelling of the cell...