Fecal
What is the standard stool type
Type 4 (like sausage or snake, smooth and soft)
1500 mL/day or 60 mL/h
Normal output
Old blood, iron, aspirin, and diet indicates what color of feces?
Black/tarry
Diaphoresis
Rapid/deep respirations
Fever
Unmeasurable outputs
Interventions for flatulence? (excessive gas in the digestive system)
Ambulation, diet, antiflatulent, rectal tube
Not enough fluid in, Too much fluid out
Fluid volume deficit
A solution inserted into the rectum to promote defecation of feces and flatus
An enema
Loss of voluntary ability to control anal muscles
Causes: functional loss: laxative abuse, Nerve supply: spinal cord trauma, Tumor of sphincter muscle
Interventions: Teaching, bowel training, topical medications, SKIN CARE
Incontinence