Malabsorption
Bulky, greasy, foul-smelling stools caused by excess fat in the stool.
What is steatorrhea?
This bacterium is a major cause of peptic ulcer disease.
What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)?
Cramping abdominal pain, vomiting, distention, and inability to pass stool or flatus suggest this condition.
What is bowel obstruction?
Periods when Crohn's symptoms decrease or disappear are called these.
What are remissions?
Pain felt in a body part that has been removed is called this.
What is phantom limb pain?
These four fat-soluble vitamins may become deficient with chronic fat malabsorption.
What are vitamins A, D, E, and K?
Long-term use of this medication class increases ulcer and GI-bleeding risk.
What are NSAIDs?
Early mechanical obstruction often produces bowel sounds described this way.
What are high-pitched/hyperactive bowel sounds?
Crohn's inflammation can involve this depth of the bowel wall.
What is the full thickness (transmural) wall?
Keeping a pillow under a lower-extremity residual limb for prolonged periods can contribute to this.
What is a flexion contracture?
Iron, folate, or vitamin B12 malabsorption can lead to this blood disorder.
What is anemia?
Black, tarry stool in a patient with an ulcer suggests this complication.
What is upper GI bleeding (melena)?
This tube may be ordered for gastric decompression.
What is a NG tube?
An abnormal tract connecting the bowel to another structure is called this.
What is a fistula?
Immediately after surgery, the residual-limb dressing should be checked frequently for this complication.
What is hemorrhage/bleeding?
This simple measurement should be trended to evaluate nutritional decline.
What is body weight?
Sudden severe abdominal pain with a rigid, board-like abdomen suggests this emergency.
What is perforation?
A patient with suspected obstruction is commonly placed on this oral-intake status.
What is NPO?
During a flare, frequent diarrhea places the patient at high risk for this fluid problem.
What is dehydration?
When appropriate, this position may help prevent hip flexion contracture after lower-extremity amputation.
What is the prone position?
A patient with celiac-related malabsorption should avoid wheat, barley, and rye because they contain this protein.
What is gluten?
Omeprazole and pantoprazole belong to this acid-suppressing medication class.
What are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)?
Fever, tachycardia, constant worsening pain, and peritoneal signs can indicate this dangerous complication
What is strangulation/ischemia or perforation?
This common habit is associated with worse Crohn's outcomes and should be discouraged.
What is cigarette smoking?
Before applying a prosthesis, the patient should inspect the residual limb for this every day.
What is skin breakdown?