N3280 – Health Assessment Across the Lifespan – Unit 4 Questions and Answers
True or false: Squatting or slightly forward with thighs flexed which defecating can help with
bowel movement True, increased pressure on abdomen and downward pressure on rectum
- both facilitate defecation
___ foods increase bulk in fecal material, which increase pressure on intestinal wall = stimulus
for peristalsis high-fiber
The are all foods that may cause ___:
- cheese
- lean meat
- eggs
- pasta
- rice
- white bread
- iron and calcium supplements constipation
These are all foods that __:
- fruit and vegetables
- bran
- chocolate
- alcohol
- coffee
- spicy foods
- prunes have a laxative effect
These are all ___ foods:
, - onions
- cabbage
- beans
- cauliflower gas producing
Patients on prolonged bed rest or with decreased mobility are at risk for ___ constipation
A ___ stool may indicate an obstruction such as other feces or a tumor ribbon-like
A child's stool is frequent, bulky, greasy, and foul-smelling may indicate ___ cystic fibrosis
___ is the inflammation/infection of small, bulging pouches in the colon diverticulitis
These are all pathological causes of __:
bacterial/viral infection
Malabsorption syndromes
Neoplastic disease - tumor
Diabetic neuropathy - damage to nerve cells
Hyperthyroidism
Uremia - retention of urea in blood
Food poisoning diarrhea
___ obstruction may cause constipation which is tumors, diverticulum, adhesions from scar
tissue, stenosis, strictures, and hernia and volvulus Mechanical
___ is the twisting of part of the colon volvulus
True or false: Squatting or slightly forward with thighs flexed which defecating can help with
bowel movement True, increased pressure on abdomen and downward pressure on rectum
- both facilitate defecation
___ foods increase bulk in fecal material, which increase pressure on intestinal wall = stimulus
for peristalsis high-fiber
The are all foods that may cause ___:
- cheese
- lean meat
- eggs
- pasta
- rice
- white bread
- iron and calcium supplements constipation
These are all foods that __:
- fruit and vegetables
- bran
- chocolate
- alcohol
- coffee
- spicy foods
- prunes have a laxative effect
These are all ___ foods:
, - onions
- cabbage
- beans
- cauliflower gas producing
Patients on prolonged bed rest or with decreased mobility are at risk for ___ constipation
A ___ stool may indicate an obstruction such as other feces or a tumor ribbon-like
A child's stool is frequent, bulky, greasy, and foul-smelling may indicate ___ cystic fibrosis
___ is the inflammation/infection of small, bulging pouches in the colon diverticulitis
These are all pathological causes of __:
bacterial/viral infection
Malabsorption syndromes
Neoplastic disease - tumor
Diabetic neuropathy - damage to nerve cells
Hyperthyroidism
Uremia - retention of urea in blood
Food poisoning diarrhea
___ obstruction may cause constipation which is tumors, diverticulum, adhesions from scar
tissue, stenosis, strictures, and hernia and volvulus Mechanical
___ is the twisting of part of the colon volvulus
