NUR 2063/ Rasmussen Pathophysiology Exam 2
NUR 2063/ Rasmussen Pathophysiology
Exam 2 (Advanced) Containing 239
Questions with Certified Answers/
Update 2024-2025.
Inflammation of the stomach's mucosal lining (may involve the entire stomach or
a region) - Answer: Gastritis
_________Can be a mild, transient irritation, or it can be a severe ulceration with
hemorrhage - Answer: Acute Gastritis
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_________ Usually develops suddenly and is likely to be accompanied by nausea
and epigastric pain - Answer: Acute Gastritis
_________ Gastritis develops gradually. - Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Gastritis can be further categorized as erosive or nonerosive - Answer: Chronic
Gastritis
Symptoms of: Anorexia, nausea & vomiting, postprandial discomfort, and
hematemesis. - Answer: Acute Gastritis
Symptoms of: May be asymptomatic, but usually accompanied by a dull epigastric
pain and a sensation of fullness after minimal intake. - Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually because of an infection or
allergic reaction - Answer: Gastroenteritis
Usually due to primary inflammatory disease such as crohns disease - Answer:
Chronic Gastroenteritis
Commonly due to direct infection such as salmonella from raw or undercooked
chicken or eggs - Answer: Acute Gastroenteritis
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Signs & Symptoms: Diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, pain, nausea, and vomiting -
Answer: Gastroenteritis
Most common cause of chronic gastritis - Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Embeds itself in the mucous layer, activating toxins and enzymes that cause
inflammation. Genetic vulnerability and lifestyle behaviors (smoking and stress)
may increase the susceptibility - Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Other causes of?: Organisms transmitted though food and water contamination,
long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, excessive alcohol use,
severe stress, autoimmune conditions, and other chronic disease - Answer:
Gastritis
Complications of?: Peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and hemorrhage - Answer:
Chronic Gastritis
Manifestations of?: Include indigestion, heartburn, epigastric pain, abdominal
cramping, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fever, and malaise. Hematemesis and dark,
tarry stools can indicate ulceration and bleeding. - Answer: Gastritis
Chyme periodically backs up from the stomach into the esophagus. Bile can also
back up into the esophagus. - Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
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These gastric secretions irritate the esophageal mucosa - Answer: GERD
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Causes of? certain foods (e.g., chocolate, caffeine, carbonated beverages, citrus
fruit, tomatoes, spicy or fatty foods, and peppermint), alcohol consumption,
nicotine, hiatal hernia, obesity, pregnancy, certain medications (e.g.,
corticosteroids, beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, and anticholinergics),
nasogastric intubation, and delayed gastric emptying - Answer: GERD
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Manifestations of? heartburn, epigastric pain (usually after a meal or when
recombinant), dysphagia, dry cough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, regurgitation of food,
and sensation of a lump in the throat. - Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease)
Complications of? esophagitis, strictures, ulcerations, esophageal cancer, and
chronic pulmonary disease - Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Often confused with angina and may warrant ruling out cardiac disease - Answer:
GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Lesions affecting the lining of the stomach or duodenum - Answer: Peptic Ulcer
Disease (PUD)
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NUR 2063/ Rasmussen Pathophysiology
Exam 2 (Advanced) Containing 239
Questions with Certified Answers/
Update 2024-2025.
Inflammation of the stomach's mucosal lining (may involve the entire stomach or
a region) - Answer: Gastritis
_________Can be a mild, transient irritation, or it can be a severe ulceration with
hemorrhage - Answer: Acute Gastritis
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, NUR 2063/ Rasmussen Pathophysiology Exam 2
_________ Usually develops suddenly and is likely to be accompanied by nausea
and epigastric pain - Answer: Acute Gastritis
_________ Gastritis develops gradually. - Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Gastritis can be further categorized as erosive or nonerosive - Answer: Chronic
Gastritis
Symptoms of: Anorexia, nausea & vomiting, postprandial discomfort, and
hematemesis. - Answer: Acute Gastritis
Symptoms of: May be asymptomatic, but usually accompanied by a dull epigastric
pain and a sensation of fullness after minimal intake. - Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually because of an infection or
allergic reaction - Answer: Gastroenteritis
Usually due to primary inflammatory disease such as crohns disease - Answer:
Chronic Gastroenteritis
Commonly due to direct infection such as salmonella from raw or undercooked
chicken or eggs - Answer: Acute Gastroenteritis
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Signs & Symptoms: Diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, pain, nausea, and vomiting -
Answer: Gastroenteritis
Most common cause of chronic gastritis - Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Embeds itself in the mucous layer, activating toxins and enzymes that cause
inflammation. Genetic vulnerability and lifestyle behaviors (smoking and stress)
may increase the susceptibility - Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Other causes of?: Organisms transmitted though food and water contamination,
long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, excessive alcohol use,
severe stress, autoimmune conditions, and other chronic disease - Answer:
Gastritis
Complications of?: Peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and hemorrhage - Answer:
Chronic Gastritis
Manifestations of?: Include indigestion, heartburn, epigastric pain, abdominal
cramping, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fever, and malaise. Hematemesis and dark,
tarry stools can indicate ulceration and bleeding. - Answer: Gastritis
Chyme periodically backs up from the stomach into the esophagus. Bile can also
back up into the esophagus. - Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
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These gastric secretions irritate the esophageal mucosa - Answer: GERD
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Causes of? certain foods (e.g., chocolate, caffeine, carbonated beverages, citrus
fruit, tomatoes, spicy or fatty foods, and peppermint), alcohol consumption,
nicotine, hiatal hernia, obesity, pregnancy, certain medications (e.g.,
corticosteroids, beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, and anticholinergics),
nasogastric intubation, and delayed gastric emptying - Answer: GERD
(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Manifestations of? heartburn, epigastric pain (usually after a meal or when
recombinant), dysphagia, dry cough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, regurgitation of food,
and sensation of a lump in the throat. - Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease)
Complications of? esophagitis, strictures, ulcerations, esophageal cancer, and
chronic pulmonary disease - Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Often confused with angina and may warrant ruling out cardiac disease - Answer:
GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Lesions affecting the lining of the stomach or duodenum - Answer: Peptic Ulcer
Disease (PUD)
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