The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to a patient with dumping syndrome. Which patient statement indicates a correct understanding of this condition?
a. "It is delayed gastric emptying."
b. "Glucose is dumped into the bloodstream."
c. "Digestive secretions enter the esophagus."
d. "There is rapid entry of food into the jejunum."
ANS: D
Dumping syndrome occurs with the rapid entry of food into the jejunum without proper mixing of the food with digestive juices. On entering the jejunum, the food draws extracellular fluid into the bowel from the circulating blood volume to dilute the high concentration of electrolytes and sugars. A. Delayed gastric emptying does not described dumping syndrome. B. With dumping syndrome glucose is not dumped into the blood stream. C. Digestive secretions entering the esophagus describe gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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