Malabsorption Diagnosis and Risk Factors

Muscle cramping due to decreased ______, Ca, and K

Risk factors include ______ birth and family history of malabsorption

Diagnosis requires ______ hour stool collection for fecal fat measurement

The doctor may perform a ______ to check for diverticulitis.

Treatment includes ______ and replacement of fluid and electrolytes

Diverticulosis is defined as the presence of one or more ______

A ______ enema is used to visualize the intestines.

Eating more ______ can help prevent diverticulosis.

Diverticulitis is defined as ______ and infection of one or more diverticula

The symptoms of obstruction include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and ______.

Metronidazole, also known as ______, is a medication used to treat diverticulitis.

Post-surgical ______ are the most common cause of small bowel obstructions.

A generous supply of green leafy and yellow ______ is necessary for calcium requirement.

Insulin is secreted by the ______ cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.

A deficiency of insulin results in ______ mellitus.

Type 2 Diabetes is characterized by ______ sensitivity to insulin.

Rapid acting insulins produce a more rapid effect that is of shorter duration than ______ insulin.

Basal insulin is necessary to maintain ______ glucose levels irrespective of meals.

Short acting insulin is also referred to as ______ insulin.

Short acting insulin is usually administered ______ minutes before a meal.

NPH insulin appears ______ and cloudy.

Peakless basal insulin is absorbed very slowly over ______ hours and can be given once a day.

Peakless basal insulin cannot be mixed with other insulins because it would cause ______.

The nurse should emphasize which meals—and snacks—are being ______ by which insulin doses.

Places and holds the swab between the ______ and fourth finger of nondominant hand in readiness for needle withdrawal

Verifies client's identity using at least ______ identifiers

Assists the client to a position in which the ______, leg, or abdomen can be relaxed, depending on the site to be used

Explains the purpose of the ______ and how it will help using language that the client can understand

Selects a site free of ______, hardness, swelling, scarring, itching, burning or localized inflammation

Pulls the cap straight off to avoid contaminating the needle by the outside edge of the ______