MARYVILLE NURS 623 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Ascites.
Answer: accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
◉ Cholecystitis.
Answer: inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly
due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may
be either acute or chronic
◉ Cholelithiasis.
Answer: stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain
substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
◉ Cirrhosis.
Answer: diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and
alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal
nodules
◉ Duodenal ulcer.
Answer: chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that
scars with healing
,◉ Irritable bowel syndrome.
Answer: disorder of intestinal mobility
◉ Lipase.
Answer: enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
◉ Peristalsis.
Answer: muscular contractions that move products of digestion
through the alimentary canal
◉ Peritoneum.
Answer: serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
◉ Primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
Answer: frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis, approximately
20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
◉ Pylonephritis.
Answer: infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
◉ Pyloric stenosis.
, Answer: hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to
obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
◉ Pylorus.
Answer: distal section of the stomach
◉ Reflux.
Answer: backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower
esophagus
◉ Renal abscess.
Answer: localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the
kidney
◉ Renal calculi.
Answer: stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections
in the urinary tract
◉ Resonance.
Answer: sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
◉ Tympany.
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Ascites.
Answer: accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
◉ Cholecystitis.
Answer: inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly
due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may
be either acute or chronic
◉ Cholelithiasis.
Answer: stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain
substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
◉ Cirrhosis.
Answer: diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and
alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal
nodules
◉ Duodenal ulcer.
Answer: chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that
scars with healing
,◉ Irritable bowel syndrome.
Answer: disorder of intestinal mobility
◉ Lipase.
Answer: enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
◉ Peristalsis.
Answer: muscular contractions that move products of digestion
through the alimentary canal
◉ Peritoneum.
Answer: serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
◉ Primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
Answer: frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis, approximately
20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
◉ Pylonephritis.
Answer: infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
◉ Pyloric stenosis.
, Answer: hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to
obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
◉ Pylorus.
Answer: distal section of the stomach
◉ Reflux.
Answer: backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower
esophagus
◉ Renal abscess.
Answer: localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the
kidney
◉ Renal calculi.
Answer: stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections
in the urinary tract
◉ Resonance.
Answer: sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely
◉ Tympany.
