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The Clinic Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Ulcerative

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The clinic nurse is caring for a client with ulcerative colitis who has signs of depression. Which additional conditions should the nurse assess for in this client? (Select all that apply.)


Definitions:

Enterogastric Reflex

A physiological reflex controlling the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine, inhibiting gastric motility and secretion when the small intestine is overloaded.

Gastric Motility

The movements of the stomach muscles that mix and propel contents through the gastrointestinal tract.

Enteric Plexus

A network of neurons located in the gastrointestinal tract walls that helps regulate the digestive process.

Submucosal Plexus

Gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers in the intestinal submucosa.

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