My tummy hurts
urgent need to defecate
tenesmus
the color a healthy stoma should be
red and beefy
a primary assessment for hypokalemic patients
respiratory status
Minors can't do this in the operative setting.
Can't sign consents
fatty stools
steatorrhea
the type of surgery an ileostomy is
palliative
seizures
a symptom of sodium imbalances
This must be present for a post-op patient to resume eating and drinking...
gag reflex
strictures and fistulas are symptoms of this disease
Crohn's Disease
insulin can lower the level of this electrolyte
potassium
airway management
PRIORITY post-op nursing intervention
massive dilation of the colon
toxic megacolon
cardiac arrest
most dangerous complication of hyperkalemia
early ambulation
a key post-op patient activity