NUR 283 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What disease process causes a build up of ammonia in the body?
A) Diverticulitis
B) Renal Failure
C) Hepatic Encephalopathy
D) Cirrhosis - Answers - C) Hepatic Encephalopathy
What disease process is associated with confusion, fatigue, & personality changes?
A) Prehepatic Jaundice
B) Hepatic Encephalopathy
C) Peritonitis
D) Diverticulitis - Answers - B) Hepatic Encephalopathy
What is a common manifestations of liver disease that can cause a coma?
A) Cirrhosis
B) Appendicitis
C) Diverticulitis
D) Hepatic Encephalopathy - Answers - D) Hepatic Encephalopathy
Which part of the Gastrointestinal Tract is rarely involved with ulcerative colitis?
A) Rectum
B) Small Intestine
C) Large Intestine
D) Colon - Answers - B) Small Intestine
In severe acute episodes of ulcerative colitis, what serious complication develops?
A) Severe vomiting
B) Appendicitis
C) Dumping Syndrome
D) Toxic megacolon - Answers - D) Toxic Megacolon
What symptoms are present with ulcerative colitis?
A) Hypotension & Bradycardia
B) Hypertension & Weight Loss
C) Fever & Bradycardia
D) Fever & Weight Loss - Answers - D) Fever & Weight Loss
What can cause peritonitis? (Select all that apply)
A) Diverticulitis
B) High Blood Pressure
C) Pancreatitis
, D) Hypovolemia - Answers - A) Diverticulitis
C) Pancreatitis
What type of medication treats peritonitis?
A) Tylenol
B) Antibiotics
C) Oxygen
D) Heparin - Answers - B) Antibiotics
What bacteria causes peptic ulcers?
A) H. pylori
B) Streptococcus
C) Staph aureus
D) E. coli - Answers - A) H. pylori
What is NOT a diagnostic test for peptic ulcers?
A) Fiberoptic endoscopy
B) Endoscopic biopsy
C) Barium xray
D) BUN & Cr - Answers - D) BUN & Cr
What involves epigastric burning and localized pain, usually following stomach
emptying?
A) Peptic Ulcers
B) Diverticulitis
C) Crohn's Disease
D) C. difficle - Answers - A) Peptic Ulcers
What type of food exacerbates symptoms of cholelithiasis?
A) Starch
B) Fat
C) Spicy
D) Dairy - Answers - B) Fat
What may cause a gall stone to form?
A) High bile salts
B) Low cholesterol
C) Low bile salts
D) High sodium - Answers - C) Low bile salts
What color are bilirubin gall stones?
A) White
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) Black - Answers - D) Black
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What disease process causes a build up of ammonia in the body?
A) Diverticulitis
B) Renal Failure
C) Hepatic Encephalopathy
D) Cirrhosis - Answers - C) Hepatic Encephalopathy
What disease process is associated with confusion, fatigue, & personality changes?
A) Prehepatic Jaundice
B) Hepatic Encephalopathy
C) Peritonitis
D) Diverticulitis - Answers - B) Hepatic Encephalopathy
What is a common manifestations of liver disease that can cause a coma?
A) Cirrhosis
B) Appendicitis
C) Diverticulitis
D) Hepatic Encephalopathy - Answers - D) Hepatic Encephalopathy
Which part of the Gastrointestinal Tract is rarely involved with ulcerative colitis?
A) Rectum
B) Small Intestine
C) Large Intestine
D) Colon - Answers - B) Small Intestine
In severe acute episodes of ulcerative colitis, what serious complication develops?
A) Severe vomiting
B) Appendicitis
C) Dumping Syndrome
D) Toxic megacolon - Answers - D) Toxic Megacolon
What symptoms are present with ulcerative colitis?
A) Hypotension & Bradycardia
B) Hypertension & Weight Loss
C) Fever & Bradycardia
D) Fever & Weight Loss - Answers - D) Fever & Weight Loss
What can cause peritonitis? (Select all that apply)
A) Diverticulitis
B) High Blood Pressure
C) Pancreatitis
, D) Hypovolemia - Answers - A) Diverticulitis
C) Pancreatitis
What type of medication treats peritonitis?
A) Tylenol
B) Antibiotics
C) Oxygen
D) Heparin - Answers - B) Antibiotics
What bacteria causes peptic ulcers?
A) H. pylori
B) Streptococcus
C) Staph aureus
D) E. coli - Answers - A) H. pylori
What is NOT a diagnostic test for peptic ulcers?
A) Fiberoptic endoscopy
B) Endoscopic biopsy
C) Barium xray
D) BUN & Cr - Answers - D) BUN & Cr
What involves epigastric burning and localized pain, usually following stomach
emptying?
A) Peptic Ulcers
B) Diverticulitis
C) Crohn's Disease
D) C. difficle - Answers - A) Peptic Ulcers
What type of food exacerbates symptoms of cholelithiasis?
A) Starch
B) Fat
C) Spicy
D) Dairy - Answers - B) Fat
What may cause a gall stone to form?
A) High bile salts
B) Low cholesterol
C) Low bile salts
D) High sodium - Answers - C) Low bile salts
What color are bilirubin gall stones?
A) White
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) Black - Answers - D) Black
