The nurse is aware that many of the diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract can be identified by the characteristics of the patient's stool. What would voluminous, greasy stools suggest?
A) Intestinal malabsorption
B) Inflammatory colitis
C) Colon cancer
D) Small bowel obstruction
Question 2
An emergency department nurse is assessing an 80-year-old patient who has presented with a complaint of abdominal pain. The nurse performs a rapid inspection of the patient and notes multiple significant findings, including kyphosis.
The nurse should understand that this assessment finding is suggestive of what musculoskeletal disease?
A) Malignant bone neoplasm
B) Paget's disease
C) Muscular dystrophy
D) Osteoporosis
Instilling an eye ointment into the lower conjunctival sac
Prevalence and Sex Distribution of Top 10 Autoimmune Diseases Diagnosed in the United States
Stretching the muscles of the hip and lower back with diagonal adduction of the bent leg.
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement
The Upper (A) and Lower (B) Respiratory Tracts (1 of 2)
Layers of the GI Tract