NUR6001 EXAM 2 GI QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Liver - CORRECT ANSWER -dullness is normal
right upper quadrant
Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER -dullness is normal
left upper quadrant
Costovertebral angle - CORRECT ANSWER -CVA tenderness can be a sign of kidney problems
such as infection or stones
Cholecystitis/ Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER -Female, Fat, Forty
Fever
elevated neutrophils, AST/ALT, amylase
diagnose with gallbladder ultrasound
severe epigastric or RUQ pain that is referred to the shoulder
Murphys sign
severe, dull or boring, constant pain, N/V, pleuritic pain and fever
developing hours after meals, frequently at night awakening patients from sleep
Intestinal obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -severe, abrupt, spasm like paim referred to
umbilicus and epigastrium
, gripping
Leaking abdominal aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER -steady, throbbing, midline pain over
aneurysm that may radiate to back or flank
described as tearing
Liver disease - CORRECT ANSWER -viral hepatitis, alcohol related hepatitis, nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, hepatic cysts and malignancy
jaundice, hepatomegaly, cholestasis, portal HTN, ascites, encephalopathy
Hiatal Hernia - CORRECT ANSWER -common, asymptomatic, sometimes severe symptoms of
acid reflux, esophagitis in patients with GERD
heartburn, belching, dysphagia, chest or abdominal pain, feeling of fullness
Hepatitis disease - CORRECT ANSWER -RUQ, jaundice, history of ETOH or drugs, sexual practice,
travel, N/V, color of stool or urine, weight loss, abdominal distention, elevated AST/ALT, check
hepatitis profile
GERD - CORRECT ANSWER -epigastric, heartburn, triggered by certain foods, pain will occur 30-
60 minutes after eating
Peptic Ulcer Disease - CORRECT ANSWER -burning pain, epigastric, radiating to back
1-5 hours after food
test: stool OB, endoscopy
localized pain in left upper quadrant
Caused by H.pylori and NSAIDS
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Liver - CORRECT ANSWER -dullness is normal
right upper quadrant
Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER -dullness is normal
left upper quadrant
Costovertebral angle - CORRECT ANSWER -CVA tenderness can be a sign of kidney problems
such as infection or stones
Cholecystitis/ Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER -Female, Fat, Forty
Fever
elevated neutrophils, AST/ALT, amylase
diagnose with gallbladder ultrasound
severe epigastric or RUQ pain that is referred to the shoulder
Murphys sign
severe, dull or boring, constant pain, N/V, pleuritic pain and fever
developing hours after meals, frequently at night awakening patients from sleep
Intestinal obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -severe, abrupt, spasm like paim referred to
umbilicus and epigastrium
, gripping
Leaking abdominal aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER -steady, throbbing, midline pain over
aneurysm that may radiate to back or flank
described as tearing
Liver disease - CORRECT ANSWER -viral hepatitis, alcohol related hepatitis, nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, hepatic cysts and malignancy
jaundice, hepatomegaly, cholestasis, portal HTN, ascites, encephalopathy
Hiatal Hernia - CORRECT ANSWER -common, asymptomatic, sometimes severe symptoms of
acid reflux, esophagitis in patients with GERD
heartburn, belching, dysphagia, chest or abdominal pain, feeling of fullness
Hepatitis disease - CORRECT ANSWER -RUQ, jaundice, history of ETOH or drugs, sexual practice,
travel, N/V, color of stool or urine, weight loss, abdominal distention, elevated AST/ALT, check
hepatitis profile
GERD - CORRECT ANSWER -epigastric, heartburn, triggered by certain foods, pain will occur 30-
60 minutes after eating
Peptic Ulcer Disease - CORRECT ANSWER -burning pain, epigastric, radiating to back
1-5 hours after food
test: stool OB, endoscopy
localized pain in left upper quadrant
Caused by H.pylori and NSAIDS
