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What is the name of the radiographic study done when investigati
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ng the origin of an enterocutaneous fistula?
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a. Abdominal X-ray. n
b. Fistulogram.
c. Barium enema. n
d. Colonoscopy. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Fistulogram. n n n n n n n
Your patient with diverticulosis is concerned about infection and
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the need for surgery. However, through patient teaching you can
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to correct misinformation and tell him that diverticulosis is very c
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ommon and not an indication for surgery. Diverticulosis differs fr
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om diverticulitis in that diverticulitis may require surgery because
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nit involves:
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,a. Formation of herniations in the intestinal wall.
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b. High intraluminal pressures in the intestinal wall.
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c. Inflammation or infection of sac-like pouches. n n n n n
d. Low intraluminal pressures of the bowel wall. -
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n✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Inflammation or infection of sac-
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like pouches.
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Which of the following signs or symptoms are associated with div
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erticulitis?
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a. Fever, malaise, RUQ pain.n n n
b. Nausea/vomiting, RLQ pain. n n
c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
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d. Dysuria, bowel obstruction. - n n n
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting.
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A complication of diverticular disease that almost always requires
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surgical intervention.
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a. Intestinal inflammation. n
,b. Micro-perforation.
c. Diverticulum formation. n
d. Bowel perforation. - n n
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Bowel perforation.
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You are caring for a 7-month-
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old infant experiencing repeated bouts of constipation. The abd
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omen is quite distended and the surgeon suspects Hirschsprung'
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s disease. What type of surgery is most likely to occur following a
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positive rectal suction biopsy for Hirschsprung's?
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Select one: n
a. Classic pull-through procedure. n n
b. Diverting colostomy to decompress the bowel.
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c. End ileostomy. n
d. Loop ileostomy. - n n
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Diverting colostomy to decom
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press the bowel.n n
Patients with acute radiation- n n n
induced enteritis would likely demonstrate the following sy
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mptom:
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a. Constipation
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c. Lack of appetite n n
d. Diarrhea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Diarrhea n n n n n n n
Your myelomeningocele or spina bifida patient has problems wit
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h constipation because of a neurogenic bowel. It has been manag
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ed with oral laxatives, suppositories, and/or enemas but the prob
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lem is not resolved. Which of the following surgical procedures m
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ay be indicated for this patient?
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Select one: n
a. Loop ileostomy with IPAA. n n n
b. Permanent ileostomy. n
c. ACE Procedure. n
d. Mitrofanoff procedure. - n n
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. ACE Procedure.
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A patient with a low rectal cancer who had preoperative radiation
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followed by a low anterior resection with subsequent stoma take
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down is at risk for what complication over the long term:
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a. Bloody diarrhea and low rectal pain. n n n n n