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azncindy619

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse caring for a patient admitted with peritonitis who has developed a paralytic ileus. While auscultating bowel sounds, the nurse assesses flatus. What is the significance of this find-ing?
 
  a. Gas has formed in bowel contents.
  b. Flatus results from forceful vomiting.
  c. Flatus indicates returning peristalsis.
  d. Flatus indicates inadequate decompres-sion.

Question 2

The nurse is aware that the person with ulcerative colitis is a risk factor for developing which disorder?
 
  a. Colon cancer
  b. Chronic urinary infections
  c. Intussusception
  d. Volvulus


JCABRERA33

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation, with the formation of ulcers, of the mucosa of the colon. It is often a chronic disease, and the patient is usually free from symptoms between acute flare-ups. The person with ulcerative colitis is 10 to 15 times more likely to develop colon cancer than those who do not have the disease.


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