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cagreen833

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Which age-related change predisposes older adult patients to diverticula?
 
  a. Loss of bowel tone reduces motility.
  b. Chronic constipation increases in-tra-abdominal pressure and allows hernia-tion.
  c. The diet may be deficient in bulk.
  d. Multipharmacy has altered bowel mucosa.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient 1-day postoperative after a transverse colostomy. When assessing the stoma, which finding requires the nurse's immediate action?
 
  a. A wet, glistening stoma
  b. A stoma with scant marginal bleeding
  c. An edematous stoma
  d. A purplish-red stoma



reversalruiz

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Answer to Question 1

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Most diverticula are asymptomatic, uncommon in people under age 50, and almost universal in those over 90 . Increases in intra-abdominal pressure from constipation and straining to defecate causes herniation of the mucosa through the bowel wall, causing a small pocket in the colon.

Answer to Question 2

D
The purple hue in the new stoma is an indication of reduced perfusion to the stoma and should be reported immediately. A new stoma should have a pink or beefy red color, be slightly edematous, and have some small bleeding around the stoma.



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