LATEST 2025 - Week
5: Alterations in the
Gastrointestinal
System WITH
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED
AND DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED
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PASS
Dysthymia is a persistent depressive disorder
used to describe milder symptoms of
depression that happen over longer periods of
time.
True
False - ANSWER-This statement is true.
Dysthymia is a persistent depressive disorder
used to describe milder symptoms of
,depression that happen over longer periods of
time.
Amitriptyline (Elavil) is an alpha-agonist that
increases synaptic concentration of serotonin
and/or norepinephrine.
True
False - ANSWER-False
Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant, not an
alpha-agonist.
The purpose of straining in BPH is to overcome
the obstruction encountered during urination.
True
False - ANSWER-True. The individual strains to
overcome the obstruction in order to release the
urine.
There is a significant risk for men with benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to develop cellular
mutations that lead to prostate cancer.
True
, False - ANSWER-False. BPH does not lead to
prostate cancer.
The peripheral zone of the prostate is the
largest zone.
True
False - ANSWER-True. Anatomically, the
peripheral zone is the largest one.
The patient most often develops symptoms of
BPH when:
A. The bladder becomes obstructed.
B. The patient's PSA becomes elevated.
C. A nodule forms on the prostate.
D. The prostatic urethra becomes obstructed. -
ANSWER-D. The cause of symptoms of BPH
relates to the constriction of the prostatic
urethra obstruction that affects that passage of
urine.
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
(SNRIs) drugs increase levels of serotonin and
norepinephrine in the brain by promoting their
reuptake by nerves.