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GI/Biliary Exam Questions & Answers, 100%

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GI/Biliary Exam Questions & Answers, 100%-1. The nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. Which blood test values would the nurse typically anticipate to be elevated when reviewing th... e client's morning laboratory results? Select all that apply. 1) Albumin 2) Ammonia 3) Bilirubin 4) Prothrombin time 5) Sodium - 2) Ammonia 3) Bilirubin 4) Prothrombin time 1. A client calls the primary care clinic reporting diarrhea for 4 days and a low grade fever. What instruction is mostimportant for the nurse to give to the client? 1) Encourage client to eat bulk-forming foods such as whole grain bread 2) Encourage rest, fluids, and acetaminophen for the fever 3) Make an appointment for the client with the health care provider today 4) Take 2 tablets of loperamide followed by 1 tablet after each loose stool - 3) Make an appointment for the client with the health care provider today 1. During the admission assessment of a client with a small-bowel obstruction, the nurse anticipates which clinical manifestations? Select all that apply. 1) Abdominal distention 2) Absolute constipation 3) Colicky abdominal pain 4) Frequent vomiting 5) Pain during defecation - 1) Abdominal distention 3) Colicky abdominal pain 4) Frequent vomiting 1. The nurse is assessing a client who had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) 2 hours ago. Which finding requires an immediate report to the health care provider? 1) Blood pressure drop from 122/88 mm Hg to 106/72 mm Hg 2) Gag reflex has not returned 3) Sore throat when swallowing 4) Temperature spike to 101.2 F (38.4 C) - 4) Temperature spike to 101.2 F (38.4 C) 1. When assessing a client with cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis, which findings might the nurse note during the health history and physical examination? Select all that apply. 1) Flank pain radiating to the groin 2) High-protein food ingestion before the onset of pain 3) Low-grade fever with chills 4) Pain at the umbilicus 5) Right upper-quadrant (RUQ) pain radiating to the right shoulder - 3) Low-grade fever with chills 5) Right upper-quadrant (RUQ) pain radiating to the right shoulder 1. A client is 1-day postoperative abdominoplasty and is discharged to go home with a Jackson-Pratt (JP) closed-wound system drain in place. The nurse teaches the client how to care for the drain and empty the collection bulb. Which statement indicates that the client needs further instruction? 1) "I'll empty the JP bulb when it is totally full so that I don't have to unplug it so many times" 2) "I'll pull the plug on the JP bulb and pour the drainage into the measurable specimen cup" 3) "I'll squeeze the JP bulb from side-to-side as I hold it in my hand" 4) "While the JP bulb is totally compressed, I'll clean the spout with alcohol and replace the plug" - 1) "I'll empty the JP bulb when it is totally full so that I don't have to unplug it so many times" 1. During the immediate postoperative period after a colostomy, which stoma appearance requires the nurse to contact the health care provider (HCP) immediately? 1) Brick red with slight moisture noted 2) Dusky with moderate edema present 3) Pink with slight oozing of blood 4) Rosy with no stool produced - 2) Dusky with moderate edema present [Show More]

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