NUR118.UNIT2.GI.Ostomies Exam Questions
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Sigmoid colostomy:Lower left • Cancer rectum or sigmoid colon (most
abdomen common)
• Bowel obstruction • Congenital defects •
Paralysis•
Trauma
Effluent:Soft to firm and formed
Usually permanent, temporary re: trauma
and/or
diverticulitis
Descending colostomy: Lower left • Cancer rectum, sigmoid colon • Bowel
abdomen obstruction
• Congenital defects• Diverticulitis•
Paralysis•
Trauma
Effluent: Soft, semiformed to formed
Usually permanent, depends on etiology
and Pt's
clinical condition
, Transverse colostomy:Upper • Birth defect• Bowel obstruction• Cancer
abdomen, middle or right (descending or
side sigmoid colon)• Diverticulitis• Paralysis•
Trauma
Effluent: Semiformed; few digestive
enzymes
present; unpredictable. Permanence:
Depends on
etiology
Ascending colostomy: Right • Colon cancer, usually right-sided tumors•
abdomen Rarely
done because ileostomy is preferable
Effluent: Semiliquid to liquid;contains
highly acidic
digestive enzymes. Usually permanent, but
depends on etiology, rationale for ostomy
creation,
patient's general condition
Loop colostomy: Usually in the • Trauma• More easily done in emergency
transverse colon situations
with proximal (effluent) and distal Effluent: Semiformed; few digestive
(mucus) stoma; upper enzymes
abdomen,middle or right side; present; mucus from the second stoma
patient may Usually temporary, but depends on
pass mucus rectally etiology Pt's
general health, clinical condition, and the
rationale
for stoma
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Sigmoid colostomy:Lower left • Cancer rectum or sigmoid colon (most
abdomen common)
• Bowel obstruction • Congenital defects •
Paralysis•
Trauma
Effluent:Soft to firm and formed
Usually permanent, temporary re: trauma
and/or
diverticulitis
Descending colostomy: Lower left • Cancer rectum, sigmoid colon • Bowel
abdomen obstruction
• Congenital defects• Diverticulitis•
Paralysis•
Trauma
Effluent: Soft, semiformed to formed
Usually permanent, depends on etiology
and Pt's
clinical condition
, Transverse colostomy:Upper • Birth defect• Bowel obstruction• Cancer
abdomen, middle or right (descending or
side sigmoid colon)• Diverticulitis• Paralysis•
Trauma
Effluent: Semiformed; few digestive
enzymes
present; unpredictable. Permanence:
Depends on
etiology
Ascending colostomy: Right • Colon cancer, usually right-sided tumors•
abdomen Rarely
done because ileostomy is preferable
Effluent: Semiliquid to liquid;contains
highly acidic
digestive enzymes. Usually permanent, but
depends on etiology, rationale for ostomy
creation,
patient's general condition
Loop colostomy: Usually in the • Trauma• More easily done in emergency
transverse colon situations
with proximal (effluent) and distal Effluent: Semiformed; few digestive
(mucus) stoma; upper enzymes
abdomen,middle or right side; present; mucus from the second stoma
patient may Usually temporary, but depends on
pass mucus rectally etiology Pt's
general health, clinical condition, and the
rationale
for stoma
