CoursePoint Pre-Lecture Quiz: Chp 41 - Management of Patients with Intestinal and Rectal Disorders

Straining at stool initiates the ____________ maneuver that results in a potentially dangerous increase in BP.

valsalva

________________, the most common cause of acute surgical abdomen in the United States, is the most common reason for emergency abdominal surgery.

Appendicitis

True or False Diverticula may occur anywhere in the small intestine or colon, but most commonly occur in the ascending colon.

FALSE

True or False The patient with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) should select foods low in fiber in order to minimize intestinal irritation.

FALSE

_____________________is a chronic functional disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain associated with diarrhea, constipation, or both.

Irritable bowel syndrome

True or False Decompression of the bowel through a nasogastric tube is necessary for all patients with small bowel obstruction.

TRUE

True or False Diarrhea is defined as the increased frequency of more than three bowel movements per day.

TRUE

True or False Celiac disease is a disorder of malabsorption caused by an autoimmune response to consumption of products that contain the protein gluten.

TRUE

The etiology of cancer of the colon and rectum is predominantly _____________________, a malignancy arising from the epithelial lining of the intestine.

adenocarcinoma

In Crohn's disease, the common clinical manifestations include abdominal pain and _____________.

diarrhea