QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
FULL STUDY GUIDE
◉ Infection.
Answer: Urinary tract infection (UTI)
◉ Nerve damage.
Answer: Neurological disorders
◉ most common disorder in elderly adults ;.
Answer: Kidney failure
dehydration
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
◉ UTI signs and symptoms of elderly.
Answer: Confusions, pain while urinating, frequent urination
and fiver, odor, urgency, little blood
◉ UC or Urine Culture.
,Answer: check for bacteria, and usually by E coli bacteria = from e
coli comes to a UTI
◉ E coli bacteria coms from our body.
Answer: from stool,
◉ blood in stool.
Answer: the most serious abnormality and can be easily visible or
hidden. We can have a black tary or red bright stool
◉ bright red stool indicates/hurd stool.
Answer: lower GI bleed ( hemorrhoids,
◉ Black tarry stool.
Answer: Internal bleeding / intestinal tract
smell is horrible prerenes smell
◉ bright red stool.
Answer: lower GI bleed and NOT severe /
◉ Dark red stool.
Answer: upper GI bleed/ is concerning about
, ◉ C. diff.
Answer: taking for internal bleeding
◉ Constipation.
Answer: a reduction in peristaltic movement, often a result of
surgery or immobility.( if you cant walk, bowel movement decrease
etc)
◉ Diarrhea.
Answer: increased peristalsis that can be caused by inflammation,
medication, or chronic bowel diseases.
◉ fecal incontinence.
Answer: the inability the control bowel movements.,( after surgery )
◉ Fecal impaction.
Answer: a hard mass of stool that becomes stuck in the colon or
rectum
◉ Surgical intervention.
Answer: when disease or trauma requires the creation of an ostomy ,
(stool gets so up, acidic, brown color