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FNP 652 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the most common cause of neonatal obstruction? - - ANS✔️--Hirschsprung Disease
What is the definition of Hirschsprung disease? - - ANS✔️--Congenital absence of ganglion cells
in section of large intestine which results in lack of motility
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease? - - ANS✔️--Biopsy
A 1 month old infant is brought in by his mother with complaints of multiple episodes of forceful
vomiting that is getting worse. What condition would you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Pyloric Stenosis
A 1 month old infant is brought in by his mother with constant hunger and weight loss despite
the mother trying to supplement his feeding. He has had regular bouts of vomiting, which the
mother thought was normal for infants. You palpate an olive shaped mass in the right upper
quadrant of the abdomen. What diagnosis do you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Pyloric Stenosis
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What is the treatment for Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome? - - ANS✔️--PPI
What percentage of weight loss is enough to improve obesity related co-morbidities? - - ANS✔️--
5-10%
What medication for obesity blocks the digestion and absorption of fat in the stomach and small
intestines? - - ANS✔️--Orlistat
What are the ranges for BMI for class I, II and III of obesity? - - ANS✔️--I >30- <35
II >35-<40
III >40
What frequency and duration of GI symptoms constitutes irritable bowel syndrome? - - ANS✔️--
Symptoms present at least 3 days a month for at least 3 months.
A 30 year old female patient presents with complaints of cramping abdominal pain with frequent
diarrhea for the past year. She has had no weight loss or blood in her stool. She frequently feels
bloated and as though she cannot go out with friends, because she needs to use the restroom so
frequently. What diagnosis do you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Irritable bowel syndrome
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An emergent condition where one bowel segment becomes invaginated into another - - ANS✔️--
Intussusception
Mother presents with her 2 year old child who is complaining of severe abdominal pain and 4
episodes of vomiting in the last 24 hours. He has had 4 episodes of "currant jelly" like stool, and
the most recent one had blood in it. What diagnosis do you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Intussusception
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of intussusception? - - ANS✔️--abdominal ultrasound
What condition is associated with a "bulls eye" or "coiled spring" appearance when seen on
fluoroscopy or ultrasound? - - ANS✔️--Intussusception
What is the treatment for intussusception? - - ANS✔️--Air contrast enema under fluoroscopy
What types of viral hepatitis are self limiting and cause only acute viral disease and have
complete viral clearance? - - ANS✔️--Hepatitis A and E
What types of viral hepatitis can result in chronic infections? - - ANS✔️--Hepatitis B, C, and D
A patient who is newly diagnosed with GERD should receive what type of medication as first
line treatment? - - ANS✔️--H2 Antagonist (ex: Ranitidine, Famotidine)
FNP 652 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the most common cause of neonatal obstruction? - - ANS✔️--Hirschsprung Disease
What is the definition of Hirschsprung disease? - - ANS✔️--Congenital absence of ganglion cells
in section of large intestine which results in lack of motility
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease? - - ANS✔️--Biopsy
A 1 month old infant is brought in by his mother with complaints of multiple episodes of forceful
vomiting that is getting worse. What condition would you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Pyloric Stenosis
A 1 month old infant is brought in by his mother with constant hunger and weight loss despite
the mother trying to supplement his feeding. He has had regular bouts of vomiting, which the
mother thought was normal for infants. You palpate an olive shaped mass in the right upper
quadrant of the abdomen. What diagnosis do you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Pyloric Stenosis
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What is the treatment for Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome? - - ANS✔️--PPI
What percentage of weight loss is enough to improve obesity related co-morbidities? - - ANS✔️--
5-10%
What medication for obesity blocks the digestion and absorption of fat in the stomach and small
intestines? - - ANS✔️--Orlistat
What are the ranges for BMI for class I, II and III of obesity? - - ANS✔️--I >30- <35
II >35-<40
III >40
What frequency and duration of GI symptoms constitutes irritable bowel syndrome? - - ANS✔️--
Symptoms present at least 3 days a month for at least 3 months.
A 30 year old female patient presents with complaints of cramping abdominal pain with frequent
diarrhea for the past year. She has had no weight loss or blood in her stool. She frequently feels
bloated and as though she cannot go out with friends, because she needs to use the restroom so
frequently. What diagnosis do you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Irritable bowel syndrome
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An emergent condition where one bowel segment becomes invaginated into another - - ANS✔️--
Intussusception
Mother presents with her 2 year old child who is complaining of severe abdominal pain and 4
episodes of vomiting in the last 24 hours. He has had 4 episodes of "currant jelly" like stool, and
the most recent one had blood in it. What diagnosis do you suspect? - - ANS✔️--Intussusception
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of intussusception? - - ANS✔️--abdominal ultrasound
What condition is associated with a "bulls eye" or "coiled spring" appearance when seen on
fluoroscopy or ultrasound? - - ANS✔️--Intussusception
What is the treatment for intussusception? - - ANS✔️--Air contrast enema under fluoroscopy
What types of viral hepatitis are self limiting and cause only acute viral disease and have
complete viral clearance? - - ANS✔️--Hepatitis A and E
What types of viral hepatitis can result in chronic infections? - - ANS✔️--Hepatitis B, C, and D
A patient who is newly diagnosed with GERD should receive what type of medication as first
line treatment? - - ANS✔️--H2 Antagonist (ex: Ranitidine, Famotidine)
