Assessment and Care of a Pediatric Client with Constipation Hinds Community College, Nursing Allied Health Center Assessment and Care of a Pediatric Client with Constipation Constipation is a subject that many people might feel uncomfortable speaking about, but this abnormality could have undesirable side effects. Brunner and Suddarth defines constipation as, “an abnormal infrequency or irregularity of defecation, abnormal hardening of stools that make their passage difficult
warm- and cold-blooded animals. They aid in the digestion of food. A specific subgroup of this collection is the fecal coliform bacteria, the most common member being Escherichia coli or E.Coli. These organisms may be separated from the total coliform group by their ability to grow at elevated temperatures and are associated only with the fecal material or warm-blooded animals. Fecal Coliform is the bacterium that forms in water from fece of humans and other warm-blooded animals. These types of feces
II: A 21 year old woman was referred by her gastroenterologist to the gastroenterology department of the local hospital after frequently experiencing bloody stool, paresthesia, stomach and head aches, tiredness, and asthenia. Patient was given an fecal occult blood test, which resulted in positive finding of Hematochezia. Blood tests also showed leukocytosis and an abdomen examination of the right lower quadrant hypogastric region reveled swelling of the large and small intestine as well as pain
groups. The most common symptom in all age groups was dry, hard stool. Infrequent defecation was found in almost half the patients. Fecal incontinence was more common in school aged in comparison with preschool and adolescents. Abdominal pain was seen in almost 40% of our constipated children. Prevalence noticed to increase with age. Girls were affected than boys. Fecal mass in the rectum was the most common physical finding. It affected boys more than girls. Functional constipation was the most common
Several factors should be considered when administering medications alongside enteral nutrition. The nurse’s main concerns in administering tube feedings and medications after receiving medical orders and feeding schedule are to check for the patient safety, monitoring for complications, comfort, and education. In fact, patient’s safety is the first concern. It’s addressed by many ways before administration of any fluids, medications, or feeding: 1) The nasogastric tube placement (through x-ray
In 1986 Kurt, Krist, and Chad Channing (drums) started playing together for fun. At first they were called “Fecal Matter”, but Kurt decided the last and final name was; “Nirvana”. The first album they made under Nirvana was “Bleach”, in 1989. For a while, they just played and messed around keeping a few recordings around, but they decided they wanted to make a
April 14, 2014 Path Chart: 40 year old female with suspected myxedematous coma Etiology/Risk Factors Structural/Physiological Alterations Clinical Manifestations/Complications Etiology: • Severe hypothyroidism with low levels of T3 and T4 hormones Types: • Primary: impairment of thyroid gland (No TH) o May be autoimmunity (Hashimoto thyroiditis), surgery (thyroidectomy), Iatrogenic (radioactive iodine ablation), congenital o Most common • Secondary: impairment of pituitary gland (no TSH)
1. Introduction: Atresia ani is a congenital defect of anorectum that can affect kitten and puppy. Affected animals will have abnormal routing of feces or anal canal closure (Bright & Bauer, 1994). It is uncommon to found atresia ani case in small animals and the true incidence of atresia ani cases cannot be determined as most of the affected newborn kittens or puppies will be euthanized due to the hypothesis that surgical repair for atresia ani is usually unsuccessful (Prassinos et al.,. 2003;
Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Urinary tract infections [UTIs] are the most frequent infections in patients with both traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury [SCI] and occurs at a rate of 2.5 events per patient per year.1 The majority of cases of septicemia can be attributed to the urinary tract with a mortality rate of about 15 percent.1 Systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials have shown that several modalities are effective in UTI prevention;
Nursing Care Plan CLIENT CLINICAL PICTURE Mr. GB is a 78 year old white male admitted to Bay Pines VAMC on 6/18/96. for " atypical chest pain and hemoptysis". V/S BP 114/51, P 84, R 24, T 97.4. He seems alert and oriented x 3 and cheerful. Bowel sounds present x 4. Pt. has a red area on his coccyx. Silvadene treatments have been started. Pt. Has a fungal lung infection with a pleural suction drainage tube inserted in his chest . Pt is extremely thin with poor skin turgor with