PHRM 3820 Constipation and Diarrhea Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: pylorus
Answer: the opening from the stomach to the duodenum
Question 2: What is the "fuel to stool" time?
Answer: 24h in someone with a fiber rich diet
Question 3: Where is the food in relation to these symptoms?
Answer: has moved past the pylorus
Question 4: Are constipation and diarrhea disorders?
Answer: no they are symptoms of disorders
Question 5: What is the definition of constipation?
Answer: <3 bowel movements per week and associated with straining, difficulty passing hard stools
Question 6: Rome IV criteria
Answer: criteria for diagnosis of constipation, used for research purposes
Question 7: What is the definition of chronic constipation?
Answer: constipation for >12 weeks out of the year
Question 8: What are 3 lifestyle factors that contribute to constipation?
Answer: - not enough fiber - not enough water - not enough physical activity
Question 9: What 5 medical conditions cause constipation?
Answer: pregnancy, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, Parkinson's, depression
Question 10: What are the 7 common medications that cause constipation?
Answer: analgesics, antacids, antidepressants, antihistamines, calcium channel blockers, calcium
supplements, ferrous sulfate
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, Question 11: What are the exclusions for self-treatment?
Answer: chronic constipation, alarm features, other conditions - diabetes, IBS
Question 12: What are the signs of intestinal obstruction?
Answer: - cramping abdominal pain that comes and goes - loss of appetite - vomiting - inability to pass gas
or have a bowel movement - swelling of abdomen - recent surgery
Question 13: What are the signs of colon cancer?
Answer: - blood in stool, rectal bleeding - unexplained weight loss - persistent change in bowel habits
Question 14: What are the lifestyle modifications for constipation management?
Answer: - increase fiber gradually - increase water intake - decrease constipating agents (coffee, tea,
alcohol) - increase aerobic exercise
Question 15: What are the 6 types of OTC laxatives?
Answer: - bulk-forming laxatives - stimulant laxatives - lubricants - hyperosmotic laxatives - saline
laxatives - emollients (stool softeners)
Question 16: bulk-forming laxatives
Answer: fiber products
Question 17: stimulant laxatives
Answer: Senna, bisacodyl
Question 18: lubricants
Answer: mineral oil
Question 19: hyper osmotic laxatives
Answer: polyethylene glycol glycerin sorbitol (apple, pear, and prune juice)
Question 20: saline laxatives
Answer: magnesium citrate magnesium hydroxide
Question 21: emollients
Answer: stool softeners (decussate)
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: pylorus
Answer: the opening from the stomach to the duodenum
Question 2: What is the "fuel to stool" time?
Answer: 24h in someone with a fiber rich diet
Question 3: Where is the food in relation to these symptoms?
Answer: has moved past the pylorus
Question 4: Are constipation and diarrhea disorders?
Answer: no they are symptoms of disorders
Question 5: What is the definition of constipation?
Answer: <3 bowel movements per week and associated with straining, difficulty passing hard stools
Question 6: Rome IV criteria
Answer: criteria for diagnosis of constipation, used for research purposes
Question 7: What is the definition of chronic constipation?
Answer: constipation for >12 weeks out of the year
Question 8: What are 3 lifestyle factors that contribute to constipation?
Answer: - not enough fiber - not enough water - not enough physical activity
Question 9: What 5 medical conditions cause constipation?
Answer: pregnancy, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, Parkinson's, depression
Question 10: What are the 7 common medications that cause constipation?
Answer: analgesics, antacids, antidepressants, antihistamines, calcium channel blockers, calcium
supplements, ferrous sulfate
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, Question 11: What are the exclusions for self-treatment?
Answer: chronic constipation, alarm features, other conditions - diabetes, IBS
Question 12: What are the signs of intestinal obstruction?
Answer: - cramping abdominal pain that comes and goes - loss of appetite - vomiting - inability to pass gas
or have a bowel movement - swelling of abdomen - recent surgery
Question 13: What are the signs of colon cancer?
Answer: - blood in stool, rectal bleeding - unexplained weight loss - persistent change in bowel habits
Question 14: What are the lifestyle modifications for constipation management?
Answer: - increase fiber gradually - increase water intake - decrease constipating agents (coffee, tea,
alcohol) - increase aerobic exercise
Question 15: What are the 6 types of OTC laxatives?
Answer: - bulk-forming laxatives - stimulant laxatives - lubricants - hyperosmotic laxatives - saline
laxatives - emollients (stool softeners)
Question 16: bulk-forming laxatives
Answer: fiber products
Question 17: stimulant laxatives
Answer: Senna, bisacodyl
Question 18: lubricants
Answer: mineral oil
Question 19: hyper osmotic laxatives
Answer: polyethylene glycol glycerin sorbitol (apple, pear, and prune juice)
Question 20: saline laxatives
Answer: magnesium citrate magnesium hydroxide
Question 21: emollients
Answer: stool softeners (decussate)
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