Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for Nurses:
Chapter 34 Drugs Used to Treat
Constipation and Diarrhea Exam
Questions And Answers
a symptom-based disorder of unsatisfactory defecation and is
characterized by infrequent stools or feces, difficult stool passage,
or both -
correct answer ✅constipation
constipation may result from -
correct answer ✅decreased motility of the colon or from retention
of feces in the lower colon or rectum
causes of constipation include the following: -
correct answer ✅- improper diet
- too little residue or too little fluid
- too little fluid intake
- lack of exercise and sedentary habits
- tumors of the bowel or pressure on the bowel from tumors
- diseases of the rectum
medications that stimulate the bowels to evacuate stool -
correct answer ✅laxatives
