NURS 6501 / NURS6501 WEEK 8 PATHO

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When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia wo ... uld expect to find which primary clinical manifestation? A 40-year-old female presents complaining of pain near the midline in the epigastrium. Assuming the pain is caused by a stimulus acting on an abdominal organ, the pain felt is classified as: A 13-year-old female confides to her mother that she binge eats and induces vomiting to prevent weight gain. This disease is referred to as: Outbreaks of hepatitis _____ often occur in young children attending day care centers and can be attributed to poor hand washing. Marasmus is most common in children of which age group? When an infant has increased bilirubin production and impaired hepatic excretion of bilirubin, what does the nurse suspect is occurring in the patient? A 3-month-old female develops colicky pain, abdominal distention, and diarrhea after drinking cow’s milk. The best explanation for her symptoms is: A 40-year-old male develops an intestinal obstruction related to protrusion of the intestine through the inguinal ring. This condition is referred to as: A 20-year-old male was recently diagnosed with lactose intolerance. He eats an ice cream cone and develops diarrhea. His diarrhea can be classified as _____ diarrhea. Early identification and treatment for metabolic disorders is important because: A 24-year-old male who sustained a head injury and fractured femur develops a stress ulcer. A common clinical manifestation of this ulcer is: Acute pancreatitis often manifests with pain to which of the following regions? Which of the following characteristics is associated with an acute occlusion of mesenteric blood flow to the small intestine? A 2-month-old female with Down syndrome is diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease following family complaints of chronic constipation. The most likely cause of these symptoms is: In alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatocellular damage is caused by: The most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension is _____ bleeding. A 45-year-old male complains of heartburn after eating and difficulty swallowing. He probably has: An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following digestive alterations would be expected? The exocrine portion of the pancreas contains: Kwashiorkor is a severe dietary deficiency of: Manifestations associated with hepatic encephalopathy from chronic liver disease are the result of: A 50-year-old male is experiencing reflux of chyme from the stomach. He is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux. This condition is caused by: The most common cause of chronic vascular insufficiency among the elderly is: A 27-year-old male presents with fever, GI bleeding, hepatomegaly, and transient joint pain. He reports that as a child he received blood transfusions following a motor vehicle accident. He also indicates he was vaccinated against hepatitis B. Which of the following types of hepatitis does the clinician think he most likely has? The cardinal sign of pyloric stenosis caused by ulceration or tumors is: Prolonged diarrhea is more serious in children than adults because: A 3-month-old female presents with intention tremors, dystonia, greenish-yellow rings in the cornea, and hepatomegaly. Tests reveal a defect on chromosome 13. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? Which of the following symptoms would help a health care provider distinguish between ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease? A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. Which of the following factors most likely contributed to his disease? Reflux esophagitis is defined as a(n): The primary complication of enterocolitis associated with Hirschsprung disease is related to which finding? Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder wall usually caused by: A 55-year-old male died in a motor vehicle accident. Autopsy revealed an enlarged liver caused by fatty infiltration, testicular atrophy, and mild jaundice secondary to cirrhosis. The most likely cause of his condition is: A 55-year-old female has general symptoms of gallstones but is also jaundiced. IV cholangiography would most likely reveal that the gallstones are obstructing the: A 22-year-old male underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor. Following surgery, he experienced a peptic ulcer. His ulcer is referred to as a(n) _____ ulcer. [Show More]

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