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Bowel Elimination Terms
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/08/2015

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Cathartic
Definition
Medication used to induce emptying of the bowel that is stronger than a laxative
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Steatorrhea
Definition
Gray stool mixed with fat mucus resulting from malabsorption of fat.
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Fecal Impaction
Definition
Collection of buddy like or hardened feces in the rectum or sigmoid colon that prevents the passage of normal stool
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Bowel incontinence
Definition
Inability to voluntarily control passage of feces and gas
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Flatus
Definition
Amount of gas that normally occurs in the Gi tract
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Ostomy
Definition
Surgical procedure used to create an opening through the abdominal wall and into the intestine.
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Feces
Definition
Body waste discharged from the intestine
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Constipation
Definition
Feces are abnormally hard and dry evacuation is abnormally infrequent
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Diarrhea
Definition
Rapid movement of fecal matter through intestine resulting in poor absorption of water, nutrients, electrolytes producing watery stools
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Stoma
Definition
Opening between abdominal wall and the intestine through which fecal material passes
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Colostomy
Definition
Surgical procedure involving creation of an opening between colon & abdominal wall
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Laxative
Definition
Medication used along with a cathartic to induce emptying of the bowel
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Ileostomy
Definition
Surgical procedure involving the creation of an opening between the ileum and abdominal wall
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Guaiac
Definition
Test to measure occult blood
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Flatulence
Definition
Presence of abnormal amounts of gas in GI tract causing abdominal dissension or discomfort
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Paralytic Ileus
Definition
Absence of peristalsis for more than 3 days
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Peristalis
Definition
Rhythmic smooth muscle contractions of the intestinal wall that propel the intestinal contents forward
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Occult Blood
Definition
Amount of blood that is too small to be seen without a microscope
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