Bowel Elimination and Care Chapter 30 Latest Update Graded A+

Bowel Elimination and Care Chapter 30 Latest Update Graded A+ Constipation Hard, formed stools that are difficult to pass Diarrhea Several liquid or watery stools per day Guaiac test (Hemoccult, Fecult) A test done to determine presence of hidden blood Distention Being stretched out or inflated Incontinence The lack of voluntary control of elimination of urine or stool Steatorrhea stool containing an abnormally high amount of undigested fat Tenesmus A persistent desire to empty the bowel when no feces is present, causing ineffective straining efforts Occult Blood blood that is hidden or not visible to the naked eye Flatus A gas produced when intestinal bacteria interact with chyme Defecation process of bowel elimination Stoma The mouth or opening of an ostomy Colostomy The diversion created by bringing a portion of the large intestine, or colon, to the outside of the body through the abdominal wall Impaction blockage of the movement of contents through the intestines by a bulk mass of very hard stool Siphon Enema Commonly administered to relieve a patient of excessive intestinal gas Ileostomy Special type of medicated solution administered rectally for the purpose of lowering a very high potassium level Melena Old blood odor and a black, tarry appearance Peristalsis the process of wave-like muscle contractions that begin in the esophagus and continue throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to the rectum Harris Flush another name for the siphon enema Normal Flora Residual bacteria that live in the intestinal tract and whose purpose is to prevent infection and maintain health Chyme In the GI tract, a food bolus is converted into a semiliquid mass of partly digested food and digestive secretions known as You are administering an enema to a female patient who is constipated. You notice the patient's skin is pale and a little moist. You take the pulse and obtain a rate of 44 bpm. What do you suspect is occurring? She has a fecal impaction