During a 24-hour bout of diarrhea, which of the following patients is at greatest risk for fluid and electrolyte depletion?

During a postoperative teaching session with an 80-year-old female, you notice she has mild arthritis. Teaching strategies consistent with this patient’s developmental phase in the lifespan would include:

What is the Indiana Pouch continence mechanism?

A 65-year-old  man who has been irrigating his sigmoid colostomy daily  successfully, has developed a large parastomal hernia. Lately when irrigating, he has trouble instilling the irrigation fluid and it takes 3-4 hours for the stool and liquid to pass. Your recommendation to the patient is to:

Mr. Jones is scheduled for a radical cystectomy and ileal conduit. He has a longstanding history of alcohol abuse which puts him at risk for developing:

Which of the following interventions may be warranted when the patient has a parastomal hernia?

You are called to conduct a preoperative consultation for EMERGENCY ostomy surgery. The two key objectives you have for this consultation are stoma site selection and:

The most common signs and symptoms of a complete small bowel obstruction in a patient with an ileostomy who has a food blockage are:

Conservative management of a suspected food blockage in the person with an ileostomy includes instructions to:

A 60-year-old male is 6 weeks postop following a sigmoid colostomy for rectal cancer. During a follow-up visit, he states that he has read about colostomy irrigation and is eager to start. What should your NEXT step be?