In Response to a Nurse's Question About Bowel Elimination Habits

question 39

Multiple Choice

In response to a nurse's question about bowel elimination habits, a patient says, "Sometimes my bowel movements are greenish black. Is that normal?" The nurse replies:

• A) "Large amounts of dairy products can cause your stools to turn green."
• B) "If you take iron tablets, your stools can become greenish black."
• C) "Typically our diet has very little to do with the color of our stools, so tell your physician about it."
• D) "Eating green foods such as spinach can cause your stools to have greenish black streaks."

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Definitions:

NMDA Receptors

Protein complexes in the nervous system that play a key role in synaptic plasticity and memory formation by acting as a receptor for glutamate, an important neurotransmitter.

Postsynaptic

Referring to the region of a neuron that receives and responds to neurotransmitters released from another neuron at a synapse.

AMPA Receptors

Ionotropic receptors in the brain that mediate fast synaptic transmission in the central nervous system, crucial for brain functions such as learning and memory.

Nerve Growth Factor

A protein essential for the growth and survival of certain neurons, playing a critical role in the development and maintenance of the nervous system.