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NURS 611 EXAM 4 PATHO-EXAM-with
100% verified solutions-
1. Exposure to which substance protects the mucosal barrier of the stomach?
a. Prostaglandins
b. Helicobacter pylori
c. Aspirin
d. Regurgitated bile
Prostaglandins. Prostaglandins and enterogastrones, such as gastric inhibitory
peptide, somatostatin, and secretin, inhibit acid secretion.
2. Glucose transport enhances the absorption of which electrolyte?
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
c. Phosphate
d. Chloride
Sodium. Sodium passes through the tight junctions and is actively
transported across cell membranes. Sodium and glucose share a common
active transport carrier (sodium-glucose ligand transporter 1 [SGLT1]).
3. What is the cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
a. Excessive production of hydrochloric acid
b. Zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter
c. Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophagus
d. Reverse muscular peristalsis of the esophagus
Zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter. Normally, the resting
tone of the lower esophageal sphincter maintains a zone of high pressure that
prevents gastroesophageal reflux. In individuals who develop reflux
esophagitis, this pressure tends to be lower than normal from either transient
relaxation or a weakness of the sphincter.
4. By what mechanism does intussusception cause an intestinal obstruction?
a. Telescoping of part of the intestine into another section of
intestine, usually causing strangulation of the blood supply
b. Twisting the intestine on its mesenteric pedicle, causing occlusion
of the blood supply
c. Loss of peristaltic motor activity in the intestine, causing an adynamic ileus
d. Forming fibrin and scar tissue that attach to the
intestinal omentum, causing obstruction
A. Intussusception is the telescoping of part of the intestine into another
section of intestine, usually causing strangulation of the blood supply.
5. What is the most immediate result of a small intestinal obstruction?
a. Vomiting
b. Electrolyte imbalances
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c. Dehydration
d. Distention
Distention begins almost immediately, as gases and fluids accumulate proximal
to the obstruction. Within 24 hours, up to 8 L of fluid and electrolytes
enters the lumen in the form of saliva, gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice, and
intestinal secretions. Copious vomiting or sequestration of fluids in the
intestinal lumen prevents their reabsorption and produces severe
fluid and
electrolyte disturbances.
6. An intestinal obstruction at the pylorus or high in the small intestine
causes metabolic alkalosis by causing which outcome?
a. Gain of bicarbonate from pancreatic secretions that cannot be absorbed
b. Excessive loss of hydrogen ions normally absorbed from gastric juices
c. Excessive loss of potassium, promoting atony of the intestinal wall
d. Loss of bile acid secretions that cannot be absorbed
Excessive loss of hydrogen ions. If the obstruction is at the pylorus or high in
the small intestine, then metabolic alkalosis initially develops as a result
of
excessive loss of hydrogen ions that normally would be reabsorbed
from the gastric juices.
7. What are the cardinal symptoms of small intestinal obstruction?
a. Constant, dull pain in the lower abdomen relieved by defecation
b. Acute, intermittent pain 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating
c. Colicky pain caused by distention, followed by vomiting
d. Excruciating pain in the hypogastric area caused by
ischemia Colicky pain caused by distention followed by vomiting.
8. What is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?
a. Hypersecretion of gastric acid
b. Helicobacter pylori
c. Hyposecretion of pepsin
d. Escherichia coli
Hyposecretion of pepsin.
9. A peptic ulcer may occur in all of the following areas except the:
a. Stomach
b. Jejunum
c. Duodenum
d. Esophagus
Jejunum
10. After a partial gastrectomy or pyloroplasty, clinical manifestations that include
increased pulse, hypotension, weakness, pallor, sweating, and dizziness are the results
of which mechanism?
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a. Anaphylactic reaction in which chemical mediators, such as
histamine, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes, relax vascular smooth
muscles, causing shock.
b. Postoperative hemorrhage during which a large volume of blood
is lost, causing hypotension with compensatory tachycardia.
c. Concentrated bolus that moves from the stomach into the small
intestine, causing hyperglycemia and resulting in polyuria and eventually
hypovolemic shock.
d. Rapid gastric emptying and the creation of a high osmotic gradient in
the small intestine, causing a sudden shift of fluid from the blood
vessels to the intestinal lumen.
D. Dumping syndrome occurs with varying severity in 5% to 10% of
individuals who have undergone partial gastrectomy or pyloroplasty.
Rapid gastric
emptying and the creation of a high osmotic gradient in the small intestine
cause a sudden shift of fluid from the vascular compartment to the intestinal
lumen. Plasma volume decreases, causing vasomotor responses, such
as increased pulse rate, hypotension, weakness, pallor, sweating, and
dizziness. Rapid distention of the intestine produces a feeling of epigastric
fullness,
cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
11. Which statement is consistent with dumping syndrome?
a. Dumping syndrome usually responds well to dietary management.
b. It occurs 1 to 2 hours after eating.
c. Constipation is often a result of the dumping syndrome.
d. It can result in alkaline reflux gastritis.
Usually responds well to dietary
management.
12. Which statement is false regarding the sources of increased ammonia that
contribute to hepatic encephalopathy?
a. End products of intestinal protein digestion are sources
of increased ammonia.
b. Digested blood leaking from ruptured varices is a source of
increased ammonia.
c. Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids that is attached to ammonia
is a source of increased ammonia.
d. Ammonia-forming bacteria in the colon are sources
of increased ammonia.
The accumulation of short-chain fatty acids, serotonin, tryptophan, and false
neurotransmitters probably contributes to neural derangement and is
not associated with ammonia levels. The other options provide accurate
information regarding how the sources of ammonia contribute
to hepatic encephalopathy.
NURS 611 EXAM 4 PATHO-EXAM-with
100% verified solutions-
1. Exposure to which substance protects the mucosal barrier of the stomach?
a. Prostaglandins
b. Helicobacter pylori
c. Aspirin
d. Regurgitated bile
Prostaglandins. Prostaglandins and enterogastrones, such as gastric inhibitory
peptide, somatostatin, and secretin, inhibit acid secretion.
2. Glucose transport enhances the absorption of which electrolyte?
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
c. Phosphate
d. Chloride
Sodium. Sodium passes through the tight junctions and is actively
transported across cell membranes. Sodium and glucose share a common
active transport carrier (sodium-glucose ligand transporter 1 [SGLT1]).
3. What is the cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
a. Excessive production of hydrochloric acid
b. Zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter
c. Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophagus
d. Reverse muscular peristalsis of the esophagus
Zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter. Normally, the resting
tone of the lower esophageal sphincter maintains a zone of high pressure that
prevents gastroesophageal reflux. In individuals who develop reflux
esophagitis, this pressure tends to be lower than normal from either transient
relaxation or a weakness of the sphincter.
4. By what mechanism does intussusception cause an intestinal obstruction?
a. Telescoping of part of the intestine into another section of
intestine, usually causing strangulation of the blood supply
b. Twisting the intestine on its mesenteric pedicle, causing occlusion
of the blood supply
c. Loss of peristaltic motor activity in the intestine, causing an adynamic ileus
d. Forming fibrin and scar tissue that attach to the
intestinal omentum, causing obstruction
A. Intussusception is the telescoping of part of the intestine into another
section of intestine, usually causing strangulation of the blood supply.
5. What is the most immediate result of a small intestinal obstruction?
a. Vomiting
b. Electrolyte imbalances
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c. Dehydration
d. Distention
Distention begins almost immediately, as gases and fluids accumulate proximal
to the obstruction. Within 24 hours, up to 8 L of fluid and electrolytes
enters the lumen in the form of saliva, gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice, and
intestinal secretions. Copious vomiting or sequestration of fluids in the
intestinal lumen prevents their reabsorption and produces severe
fluid and
electrolyte disturbances.
6. An intestinal obstruction at the pylorus or high in the small intestine
causes metabolic alkalosis by causing which outcome?
a. Gain of bicarbonate from pancreatic secretions that cannot be absorbed
b. Excessive loss of hydrogen ions normally absorbed from gastric juices
c. Excessive loss of potassium, promoting atony of the intestinal wall
d. Loss of bile acid secretions that cannot be absorbed
Excessive loss of hydrogen ions. If the obstruction is at the pylorus or high in
the small intestine, then metabolic alkalosis initially develops as a result
of
excessive loss of hydrogen ions that normally would be reabsorbed
from the gastric juices.
7. What are the cardinal symptoms of small intestinal obstruction?
a. Constant, dull pain in the lower abdomen relieved by defecation
b. Acute, intermittent pain 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating
c. Colicky pain caused by distention, followed by vomiting
d. Excruciating pain in the hypogastric area caused by
ischemia Colicky pain caused by distention followed by vomiting.
8. What is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?
a. Hypersecretion of gastric acid
b. Helicobacter pylori
c. Hyposecretion of pepsin
d. Escherichia coli
Hyposecretion of pepsin.
9. A peptic ulcer may occur in all of the following areas except the:
a. Stomach
b. Jejunum
c. Duodenum
d. Esophagus
Jejunum
10. After a partial gastrectomy or pyloroplasty, clinical manifestations that include
increased pulse, hypotension, weakness, pallor, sweating, and dizziness are the results
of which mechanism?
, 3
a. Anaphylactic reaction in which chemical mediators, such as
histamine, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes, relax vascular smooth
muscles, causing shock.
b. Postoperative hemorrhage during which a large volume of blood
is lost, causing hypotension with compensatory tachycardia.
c. Concentrated bolus that moves from the stomach into the small
intestine, causing hyperglycemia and resulting in polyuria and eventually
hypovolemic shock.
d. Rapid gastric emptying and the creation of a high osmotic gradient in
the small intestine, causing a sudden shift of fluid from the blood
vessels to the intestinal lumen.
D. Dumping syndrome occurs with varying severity in 5% to 10% of
individuals who have undergone partial gastrectomy or pyloroplasty.
Rapid gastric
emptying and the creation of a high osmotic gradient in the small intestine
cause a sudden shift of fluid from the vascular compartment to the intestinal
lumen. Plasma volume decreases, causing vasomotor responses, such
as increased pulse rate, hypotension, weakness, pallor, sweating, and
dizziness. Rapid distention of the intestine produces a feeling of epigastric
fullness,
cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
11. Which statement is consistent with dumping syndrome?
a. Dumping syndrome usually responds well to dietary management.
b. It occurs 1 to 2 hours after eating.
c. Constipation is often a result of the dumping syndrome.
d. It can result in alkaline reflux gastritis.
Usually responds well to dietary
management.
12. Which statement is false regarding the sources of increased ammonia that
contribute to hepatic encephalopathy?
a. End products of intestinal protein digestion are sources
of increased ammonia.
b. Digested blood leaking from ruptured varices is a source of
increased ammonia.
c. Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids that is attached to ammonia
is a source of increased ammonia.
d. Ammonia-forming bacteria in the colon are sources
of increased ammonia.
The accumulation of short-chain fatty acids, serotonin, tryptophan, and false
neurotransmitters probably contributes to neural derangement and is
not associated with ammonia levels. The other options provide accurate
information regarding how the sources of ammonia contribute
to hepatic encephalopathy.
