Week 8: Gastrointestinal System

Week 8: Gastrointestinal System • Question 1 Which of the following characteristics is associated with an acute occlusion of mesenteric blood flow to the small intestine? • Question 2 A 40-year-old male develop ...

Week 8: Gastrointestinal System • Question 1 Which of the following characteristics is associated with an acute occlusion of mesenteric blood flow to the small intestine? • Question 2 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: • Question 3 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. • Question 4 Outbreaks of hepatitis _____ often occur in young children attending day care centers and can be attributed to poor hand washing. • Question 5 A 10-month-old is brought to the pediatrician by the mother who states the baby has been experiencing colicky pain followed by vomiting, sweating, nausea, and irritability. Testing reveals a condition in which one part of the intestine telescopes into another. From which type of intestinal obstruction is he suffering? • Question 6 A 1-week-old female is brought to her pediatrician for abdominal distention and unstable temperature. Physical examination reveals bradycardia and apnea. Tests reveal hypoxic injury to the bowel resulting in bacterial invasion and perforation. This condition is referred to as: • Question 7 Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder wall usually caused by: • Question 8 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? • Question 9 A 50-year-old male is experiencing reflux of chyme from the stomach. He is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux. This condition is caused by: • Question 10 The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia would expect to find which primary clinical manifestation? • Question 11 1 out of 1 points The primary complication of enterocolitis associated with Hirschsprung disease is related to which finding? • Question 12 1 out of 1 points 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: • Question 13 1 out of 1 points 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: • Question 14 1 out of 1 points In alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatocellular damage is caused by: • Question 15 0 out of 1 points 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: • Question 16 1 out of 1 points The cardinal signs of small bowel obstruction are: • Question 17 1 out of 1 points Kwashiorkor is a severe dietary deficiency of: • Question 18 1 out of 1 points Manifestations associated with hepatic encephalopathy from chronic liver disease are the result of: • Question 19 1 out of 1 points A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. Which of the following factors most likely contributed to his disease? • Question 20 1 out of 1 points An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following digestive alterations would be expected? • Question 21 0 out of 1 points A 45-year-old male complains of heartburn after eating and difficulty swallowing. He probably has: • Question 22 1 out of 1 points A 6-month-old male infant is brought to the ER after the sudden development of abdominal pain, irritability, and vomiting followed by passing of “currant jelly” stool. Ultrasound reveals intestinal obstruction in which the ileum collapsed through the ileocecal valve and invaginated into the large intestine. This type of obstruction is referred to as: • Question 23 1 out of 1 points The most common clinical manifestation of portal hypertension is _____ bleeding. • Question 24 1 out of 1 points 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: • Question 25 1 out of 1 points For the patient experiencing esophageal reflux, the nurse would expect which sphincter to be malfunctioning? • Question 26 1 out of 1 points 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: • Question 27 0 out of 1 points When an infant has increased bilirubin production and impaired hepatic excretion of bilirubin, what does the nurse suspect is occurring in the patient? • Question 28 1 out of 1 points Early identification and treatment for metabolic disorders is important because: • Question 29 0 out of 1 points Marasmus is most common in children of which age group? • Question 30 1 out of 1 points Reflux esophagitis is defined as a(n): • Question 31 1 out of 1 points The most common cause of chronic vascular insufficiency among the elderly is: • Question 32 1 out of 1 points 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: • Question 33 1 out of 1 points Acute pancreatitis often manifests with pain to which of the following regions? • Question 34 1 out of 1 points Where does the nurse expect the obstruction to be in a patient with extrahepatic portal hypertension? • Question 35 1 out of 1 points A 54-year-old male is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. This condition is most likely caused by: