The nurse is caring for a patient with a mechanical intestinal obstruction. Diagnostic studies indicate that the bowel is twisted and turned on itself. The nurse is aware that this condition is a(n):
A) Intussusception
B) Volvulus
C) Hernia
D) Tumor
Ans: B
Feedback: A volvulus occurs when the bowel twists and turns on itself. Intussusception occurs when one part of the intestine slips into another part located below it (like a telescope shortening). A hernia is the protrusion of the intestine through a weakened area in the abdominal muscle or wall. A tumor that exists within the wall of the intestine extends into the intestinal lumen, or a tumor outside the intestine causes pressure on the wall of the intestine.
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