Gastrointestinal Disorders Overview Quiz

• To monitor food intake and fluid intake and output
• To conduct x-ray examination of the GIT after giving a contrast medium (correct)
• To periodically reassess for bowel sounds, bloating, and abdominal tenderness
• To assess stools for frequency, consistency, color, and amount

• Monitoring weight and watching for trends in weight loss or gain
• Assessing stools for frequency, consistency, color, and amount
• Reassessing for bowel sounds, bloating, and abdominal tenderness
• Ingestion and propulsion of food, mechanical and chemical digestion of food, absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream, and storage and elimination of waste products (correct)

• Periodically reassessing for bowel sounds, bloating, and abdominal tenderness
• Tumour, ulcer, stricture, dysphagia, regurgitation (correct)
• Adequate bowel sounds before allowing anything by mouth
• Monitoring food intake and fluid intake and output

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<p>Food intake and fluid intake and output (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers