A client scheduled for a percutaneous transhepatic ...

[swpotter12]

A client scheduled for a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) denies allergies to medication. What action by the nurse is best?
 
  a. Ask the client about shellfish allergies.
  b. Document this information on the chart.
  c. Ensure that the client has a ride home.
  d. Instruct the client on bowel preparation.

Question 2

The student nurse studying the gastrointestinal system understands that chyme refers to what?
 
  a. Hormones that reduce gastric acidity
  b. Liquefied food ready for digestion
  c. Nutrients after being absorbed
  d. Secretions that help digest food

[Li Jun]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
PTC uses iodinated dye, so the client should be asked about seafood allergies, specifically to shellfish. Documentation should occur, but this is not the priority. The client will need a ride home afterward if the procedure is done on an outpatient basis. There is no bowel preparation for PTC.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Before being digested, food must be broken down into a liquid form. This liquid is called chyme. Secretin is the hormone that inhibits acid production and decreases gastric motility. Absorption is carried out as the nutrients produced by digestion move from the lumen of the GI tract into the body's circulatory system for uptake by individual cells. The secretions that help digest food include hydrochloric acid, bile, and digestive enzymes.

[swpotter12]

Excellent

[olderstudent]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it