| A | B |
|---|
| C-diff is part of normal | intestional flora |
| C-diff is resistant to | certain antibotics |
| treat C-diff w/ | vancomycin - Flagyl |
| contact isolation with | C-diff |
| intestional obstruction 2 types | mechanical (tumor, impact), functional (parylitic ileus) |
| Intestional obstructions - complications | peritonitis, electrolyte imbalance, necrosis, dehydration |
| s/s intestinal obstruction | abd pain, distention, projectile vomit - absent or increased bowel |
| paralytic ileus | lacking peristalsis |
| hernia - what is it | protrusion of an organ or structure thru wall containing cavity |
| hernia - where they occur | umbilical, inguinal, site of incision |
| 4 types of hernia | inguinal, umbilical, femoral, incisional |
| reducible hernia, you can | place back in cavity - supine manual pressure |
| irreducible or incarcerated hernia | can not be replaced bk edema- surgery |
| hernia - what causes | intra abd pressure, lifing heavy, straining w/bowel, cough, sneeze |
| IBS - what is it | alternate periods of constipation/diarrhea |
| IBS aka | spastic colon |
| IBS is not a disease, but | cluster of symptoms |
| IBS increases w/ | stress, period, abuse, psychological dysfunction |
| colon cancer risk factors | colon polyps, chronic inflam disease, family hx, lifetime diet high fat low fiber |
| s/s colon cancer | change in bowel pattern, weakness fatigue, wt loss, rectal abd pain |
| appendicitis - rovsings sign | put pressure LLQ, but hurts on RLQ |
| peritonitis - what is it | contents from other organs spill n 2 cavity |
| peritionitis can cause | paralytic ileus, sepsis, death |
| s/s peritionitis | severe abd pain, boardlike abd, distention, absent bowel |
| ostomies - 2 common | iliostomy (small) colostomy (large) |
| healthy stoma | bright pink, red, moist, shiney |
| ulcerative colitis - causes | unknown, genetic, infection, allergy, abnormal immune response |
| ulcerative colitis lesions are | continous |
| ulcerative colitis has high occurence with __ and __ | abscesses and perforations |
| s/s ulcerative colitis | abrupt onset, sudden sever bloody mucocus diarrhea |
| diverticulitis is out pouching of mucosa in GI that causes | food/chyme, fecal to be retained in pouches |
| diverticulitis s/s | constipation/diarrhea/CURRANT JELLY stools |
| diverticulitis is very | painful |
| treatment for diverticulitis | temp low residual diet, NPO IV, antibotics, surgery may be needed |
