Multiple choice answers
Chapter 5
1) What percentage of clients who have multiple sclerosis experience
faecal incontinence?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 35%
d) 50% *
Disease or injury: permanent or progressive conditions such as spinal cord damage,
cerebrovascular accident (stroke) or, multiple sclerosis (50% of patients with multiple
sclerosis and 61% with spinal injuries) suffer from faecal incontinence (Kamm 1998)
2) Colorectal cancer is the ……….most common malignancy of the Western
world?
a) first
b) second *
c) third
d) fourth
l Malignancy of the colon or rectum. Black (2000) identifies, in the
western world, colorectal cancer is the second most common malignancy
3) How many millilitres of fluid, including faeces will an adult client
normally eliminate every 24 hours?
a) 100-200 ml
b) 300-500 ml
c) 500-800 ml *
d) 800-1000 ml
A healthy adult usually eliminates 100-150_g of faeces per day, 30-50_g consisting of
solids and the remaining 70-100_g water.
4) Which two sets of the following herbal teas have diuretic properties?
a) Elderberry, strawberry and rosehip *
b) Ginger, orange and honey
c) Lemon and ginger
d) Wild blackberry and nettle*
In severe cases, an intravenous infusion may be required. Some herbal teas should be
avoided as they exacerbate the diarrhoea, e.g. rosehip, orange and rhubarb (Newell,
Anderson and Phillipson 1996).
5) A normal, healthy stoma should be
a) red
b) pinkish red *
c) purplish red
d) grey
Chart 5.4 l Appearance of a normal stoma
Pinkish red (the colour resembling that of the inside of the mouth) |
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