In addition to holding the food, it's also a mixer and grinder. The stomach secretes acid and powerful enzymes that continue the process of breaking down the food. When it leaves the stomach, food is the consistency of a liquid or paste. From there the food moves to the small intestine.
The stomach is a sac-like organ with strong muscular walls. In addition to holding the food, it's also a mixer and grinder. The stomach secretes acid and powerful enzymes that continue the process of breaking down the food.
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From here, food travels to the esophagus or swallowing tube. The esophagus is a muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach. By means of a series of contractions, called peristalsis, the esophagus delivers food to the stomach.
After birth, a newborn with tracheoesophageal fistula will vomit and choke when the first feeding is introduced. 2. A child is brought to the pediatric clinic because he has been vomiting for the past 2 days. An acid-base imbalance that the nurse would expect to occur from this persistent vomiting is: a. hyperkalemia.
Weight loss is the most significant indicator of dehydration because an infant's weight is comprised of 77% water. 4. The nurse is aware that rapid respirations are a possible cause of dehydration because they: a. prevent the child from drinking. b. increase circulation, thus increasing urine production.
1. The finding in a newborn suggestive of tracheoesophageal fistula is:#N#a. failure to pass meconium in 24 hours.#N#b. choking on the first feeding.#N#c. palpable mass in the sternal area .#N#d. visible peristalsis across abdomen.
A barium enema is the treatment of choice for intussusception because the passage of the barium frequently "un-telescopes" the bowel. Surgery is scheduled only if reduction is not achieved. 13. Parents ask the nurse how their infant developed a Meckel's diverticulum.
Celiac disease causes malabsorption. Stools that are large, bulky, and frothy may indicate malabsorption. 20. After reviewing dietary restrictions for celiac disease, the nurse determines that a parent understands the information when she states that a grain that can be eaten by a child with celiac disease is: a. wheat.
The caregiver of a child diagnosed with celiac disease tells the nurse that the child has large amounts of bulky stools and what looks like fat in his stools. The clinical manifestation this caregiver is describing is: prepare the infant for surgery.
The caregiver's statement indicates the child most likely has: Polyuria. The nurse is interviewing the caregivers of a child admitted with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The caregiver states, "The teacher tells us that our child has to use the restroom many more times a day than other students do.".
Chvostek's sign is a facial muscle spasm demonstrated by tapping the facial nerve. A 13-year-old adolescent is seen in the office and appears very anxious. For the past 2 weeks, the adolsecent has had some muscle twitching; upon examination, the client is found to have a positive Chvostek's sign.
The condition the nurse is referring to is: obtaining a clean catch voided urine. The first method of choice for obtaining a urine specimen from a 3-year-old child with a possible urinary tract infection is: Administering antibiotics.
Stomach . The stomach is a sac-like organ with strong muscular walls. In addition to holding the food, it's also a mixer and grinder. The stomach secretes acid and powerful enzymes that continue the process of breaking down the food. When it leaves the stomach, food is the consistency of a liquid or paste.
Your digestive system is uniquely designed to turn the food you eat into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth and cell repair. Here's how it works.
It is the rectum's job to receive stool from the colon, to let you know there is stool to be evacuated, and to hold the stool until evacuation happens.
It normally takes about 36 hours for stool to get through the colon. The stool itself is mostly food debris and bacteria. These bacteria perform several useful functions, such as synthesizing various vitamins, processing waste products and food particles, and protecting against harmful bacteria.
The esophagus is a muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach. By means of a series of contractions, called peristalsis, the esophagus delivers food to the stomach. Just before the connection to the stomach there is a "zone of high pressure," called the lower esophageal sphincter; this is a "valve" meant to keep food from passing backwards into the esophagus.
Made up of three segments, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, the small intestine is a long tube loosely coiled in the abdomen (spread out, it would be more than 20 feet long). The small intestine continues the process of breaking down food by using enzymes released by the pancreas and bile from the liver.