QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED
◉ Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant along
with right shoulder pain as blood accumulates around the
diaphragm. The pain in the right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Kehr's sign
C. Vagal's sign
D. Hobb's sign. Answer: B. Kehr's sign
◉ The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4, and 5
controls the _______.
A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas. Answer: B. Diaphragm
,◉ The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver. Answer: D. Liver
◉ A root cause of esophageal varices is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers. Answer: C. Cirrhosis
◉ The most common cause of lower GI bleeding is:
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Diverticulosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia. Answer: B. Diverticulosis
◉ The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Crohn's disease. Answer: B. Melena
◉ The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Tumors. Answer: A. Gallstones
◉ Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary edema
in the patient with liver failure is a result of a decreased production
of:
, A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate amniotransferase
C. Albumin
D. Creatinine. Answer: C. Albumin
◉ Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity. Answer: D. Acetaminophen toxicity
◉ In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid. Answer: B. Cricoid ring