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NR 511 final EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025 BEST EXAM FOR NURSINGmesenteric infarction - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with mid epigastric pain, LUQ radiating to back, mild to very severe pain. Also has associated nausea and vomiting diaphoresis, pain is worse with lying supine. Physical assessment shows diminished bowel sounds and abdominal arteriogram. Urinary stones/kidney stones - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with a colicky flank pain progressing to constant and severe radiating to the groin in both lower quadrant, patient has associated nausea vomiting fever chills and abdominal distention. Costovertebral angle tenderness hematuria; do urinalysis IVP and US intestinal perforation - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with severe, parietal, diffuse pain; has associated guarding, rebound tenderness, pain is relieved while lying still. Physical exam shows decreased bowel sounds, guarding, rebound tenderness; get abdominal x-ray intestinal obstruction - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with colicky right lower quadrant and left lower quadrant pain; has associated nausea vomiting, Anorexia, obstipation; physical exam shows hyperactive high-pitched bowel sounds are hypo active bowel sounds, get an abdominal xray Pancreatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with severe, visceral, diffuse pain. Has associated hypotension tachycardia; pain is relieved by leaning forward. Physical exam shows abdominal distention, diminished bowel sounds, diffuse rebound tenderness; will have elevated amylase levels ectopic pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with persistent right lower quadrant pain or left lower quadrant pain. May have vaginal bleeding. Physical exam will show tender adnexal mass and will have a positive hCG test. Dissection or Rupture of Aortic Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with ripping, tearing, intense pain in chest, abdomen, lower back. Will have associated hypotension, feelings of doom, shock. Physical exam will show shock, diminished femoral pulses; get x-ray and CT scan ONLYSTUDENTS STORE 2025 ALL THE THE BEST ONLYSTUDENTS STORE DO NOT COPY Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with annoying pain in epigastric region radiating to the back, right shoulder, or side. Associated nausea, hunger; worse with empty stomach, alcohol, NSAIDs, ASA; relieved with food and antacids. Will have epigastric tenderness to palpation. Studies done is endoscopy and barium swallow gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with epigastric, retrosternal pain. This pain will be intermittent. Patient may have sour taste, low-grade bleeding, hoarseness, pharyngitis; worse with bending at the waist, NSAIDs, ASA, alcohol, caffeine, recumbency; relieved with antacids. Test are barium swallow, upper G.I., esophageal endoscopy with biopsy gastritis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with epigastric pain that is constant. May have associated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, hemorrhage; worse with alcohol, NSAIDs, aspirin; is rarely worse with food salpingitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with right lower quadrant and or left lower quadrant pain. Pain will be worse around menstruation and when ascending stairs. There will be cervical motion and adnexal tenderness irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with left lower quadrant pain right lower quadrant pain the pain will be intermittent and recurrent. Will have associated diarrhea, mucus in store; worse with stress and eating; often relieved by defecation. There will be: tender to palpation; small bowel follow through to rule out other causes Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with pain in the right lower quadrant and left lower quadrant; may have diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, tenesmus, fever; worse with stress. Physical exam will show tenderness in the right lower quadrant left lower quadrant; order CBC with differential small bowel follow through (crohns) and a colonoscopy (UC) gastroenteritis - CORRECT ANSWERS This pain will be diffuse. May have associated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills; worse with food; relieved with vomiting or defecation. Physical exam will show hyperactive bowel sounds; stool ova and parasites, stool culture Diverticulitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with left lower quadrant intermittent pain. May have associated constipation, diarrhea, fever. Physical assessment Michelle left lower ONLYSTUDENTS STORE 2025 ALL THE THE BEST ONLYSTUDENTS STORE DO NOT COPY quadrant mass, mild tenderness in the left iliac fossa; laparoscopy will diagnose; other labs are normal Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with right upper quadrant pain radiating to the infrascapular region, also mid at the gastric pain; starts as visceral progressing to parietal. May have associated nausea, vomiting, jaundice, dark urine, light colored stools, fever, chills; worse with high fat foods, estrogen containing medication, cholestyramine. Order ultrasound, CBC with differential, liver function test, amylase Appendicitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with epigastrium or Peri umbilical pain later may turn into right lower quadrant pain. Pain starts as a cute visceral progressing to parietal. May present with vomiting, fever, constipation; pain is worse with movement and coughing, relieved by lying still. Physical exam will show right lower quadrant guarding and rebound tenderness; order CBC with differential, ultrasound, CT Functional constipation - CORRECT ANSWERS Generally results from a diet that is low in fiber, sedentary lifestyle, holding stool disordered motility constipation - CORRECT ANSWERS Most often seen an older adults and is caused by slowed transit time Secondary constipation - CORRECT ANSWERS Often is a result of medication such as opioids, anal Jesus, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, anti-Parkinson drugs, cough medicine, aluminum antacids What is the management of simple constipation - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient should be instructed to slowly increase the amount of dietary fiber to 25 to 35 g per day at least 12 to 15 g at breakfast. Mild exercise in the morning is often helpful. Uninterrupted toilet time in the morning is also helpful. Patient needs to be instructed about adequate hydration and should be encouraged to drink at least 64 ounces of fluid daily management of diarrhea - CORRECT ANSWERS Increase fluid intake with electrolytes, if afebrile then use loperamide or Imodium or Pepto-Bismol empirical treatment with antibiotics is not recommended ONLYSTUDENTS STORE 2025 ALL THE THE BEST ONLYSTUDENTS STORE DO NOT COPY Heartburn - CORRECT ANSWERS occasionally described as extreme pain, and this makes it difficult to distinguish heartburn pain from angina pectoris or myocardial infarction. patients sometimes describe heartburn as a pain that radiates to the back, arms, or jaw. dyspepsia (indigestion) - CORRECT ANSWERS Symptoms of this include epigastric discomfort, postprandial fullness, early satiety, anorexia, belching, nausea, heartburn, vomiting, bloating, dysphasia, and abdominal burning The main principle of m

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NR 511 final EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025 BEST EXAM FOR NURSING
mesenteric infarction - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with mid epigastric pain, LUQ
radiating to back, mild to very severe pain. Also has associated nausea and vomiting diaphoresis,
pain is worse with lying supine. Physical assessment shows diminished bowel sounds and
abdominal arteriogram.



Urinary stones/kidney stones - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with a colicky flank pain
progressing to constant and severe radiating to the groin in both lower quadrant, patient has
associated nausea vomiting fever chills and abdominal distention. Costovertebral angle tenderness
hematuria; do urinalysis IVP and US



intestinal perforation - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with severe, parietal, diffuse pain;
has associated guarding, rebound tenderness, pain is relieved while lying still. Physical exam shows
decreased bowel sounds, guarding, rebound tenderness; get abdominal x-ray



intestinal obstruction - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with colicky right lower quadrant
and left lower quadrant pain; has associated nausea vomiting, Anorexia, obstipation; physical exam
shows hyperactive high-pitched bowel sounds are hypo active bowel sounds, get an abdominal x-
ray



Pancreatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with severe, visceral, diffuse pain. Has
associated hypotension tachycardia; pain is relieved by leaning forward. Physical exam shows
abdominal distention, diminished bowel sounds, diffuse rebound tenderness; will have elevated
amylase levels



ectopic pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with persistent right lower
quadrant pain or left lower quadrant pain. May have vaginal bleeding. Physical exam will show
tender adnexal mass and will have a positive hCG test.



Dissection or Rupture of Aortic Aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with
ripping, tearing, intense pain in chest, abdomen, lower back. Will have associated hypotension,
feelings of doom, shock. Physical exam will show shock, diminished femoral pulses; get x-ray and
CT scan




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, ONLYSTUDENTS STORE 2025 ALL THE THE BEST
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient presents with annoying pain in
epigastric region radiating to the back, right shoulder, or side. Associated nausea, hunger; worse
with empty stomach, alcohol, NSAIDs, ASA; relieved with food and antacids. Will have epigastric
tenderness to palpation. Studies done is endoscopy and barium swallow



gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with
epigastric, retrosternal pain. This pain will be intermittent. Patient may have sour taste, low-grade
bleeding, hoarseness, pharyngitis; worse with bending at the waist, NSAIDs, ASA, alcohol, caffeine,
recumbency; relieved with antacids. Test are barium swallow, upper G.I., esophageal endoscopy
with biopsy



gastritis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with epigastric pain that is constant. May
have associated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, hemorrhage; worse with alcohol, NSAIDs,
aspirin; is rarely worse with food



salpingitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with right lower quadrant and or left lower
quadrant pain. Pain will be worse around menstruation and when ascending stairs. There will be
cervical motion and adnexal tenderness



irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with left lower
quadrant pain right lower quadrant pain the pain will be intermittent and recurrent. Will have
associated diarrhea, mucus in store; worse with stress and eating; often relieved by defecation.
There will be: tender to palpation; small bowel follow through to rule out other causes



Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient
will present with pain in the right lower quadrant and left lower quadrant; may have diarrhea, weight
loss, rectal bleeding, tenesmus, fever; worse with stress. Physical exam will show tenderness in the
right lower quadrant left lower quadrant; order CBC with differential small bowel follow through
(crohns) and a colonoscopy (UC)



gastroenteritis - CORRECT ANSWERS This pain will be diffuse. May have associated nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills; worse with food; relieved with vomiting or defecation. Physical
exam will show hyperactive bowel sounds; stool ova and parasites, stool culture



Diverticulitis - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will present with left lower quadrant intermittent
pain. May have associated constipation, diarrhea, fever. Physical assessment Michelle left lower



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