The nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome about the pathophysiology associated with the symptoms their child is experiencing
Which response indicates to the nurse that her teaching has been effective? a. "My child has an absence of ganglion cells in the rectum causing alternating
diarrhea and constipation."
b. "The cause of my child's diarrhea and constipation is disorganized intestinal
contractility."
c. "My child has an intestinal obstruction; that's why he has abdominal pain."
d. "My child has an intolerance to gluten, and this causes him to have abdominal
pain."
B
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A The absence of ganglion cells in the rectum is associated with Hirschsprung
disease.
B Disorganized contractility and increased mucus production are precipitating
factors of irritable bowel disease.
C Intestinal obstruction is associated with pyloric stenosis.
D Intolerance to gluten is the underlying cause of celiac disease.
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