Patient Care - Chapter 19 nonaseptic techniques Flashcards Questions and Answers 2023

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Barium - -bulky, fine white powder, without odor or taste and free from grittiness; used as a contrast medium in radiography of the digestive tract -Bedpan - -vessel for receiving the urinary and f... ecal discharges of a patient unable to leave his or her bed -Colonoscopy - -endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a charge-coupled device camera or a fiberoptic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus -colostomy - -surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body; also used to refer to the opening, or stoma, that is created -defecation - -evacuation of fecal material from the intestines -Emesis basin - -kidney -shaped vessel for the collection of vomitus (also bag) [Show More]

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