Exam 4: NUR170/ NUR 170 (NEW 2025/ 2026 Update) Concepts of Medical- Surgical Nursing Guide| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen

Examl 4:l NUR170l /l NURl 170l (NEWl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Medical-
Surgicall Nursingl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
functionall GIl disorderl thatl causesl chronicl orl recurrentl diarrhea,l constipationl orl both,l
abdl painl &l bloating,l mostl commonl digestivel disorder,l spasticl colon,l psychl issuel
(depression,l anxiety)

Answer:
irritablel bowell syndrome



QUESTION
RFl ofl IBS

Answer:
1.l caffeine/carbonation,l dairy,l rawl foods,l roughagel
2.l whitel women,l bacteriall overgrowth,l
3.l stress/behaviorall issuesl (depression/anxiety)



QUESTION
CMl ofl irritablel bowell syndrome

Answer:
1.l diarrhea,l constipation,l LLQl pain,l bloating,l discomfort,l
2.l relievedl byl BM,l urgencyl tol gol esp.l postprandial



QUESTION

,commonl healthl probleml worldwide,l causesl D/Vl relatedl tol inflammationl ofl mucousl
membranesl ofl stomachl &l intestinall tract,l smalll bowell morel affected,l causedl byl virall orl
bacteriall infection

Answer:
gastroenteritis



QUESTION
gastroenteritisl interventions?

Answer:
1.l notel abdl distention,l listenl forl hyperactivel bowell sounds,l
2.l monitorl F/El balance



QUESTION
forl gastroenteritisl whatl drugl reducesl GIl motility,l usedl sparinglyl bcl ofl itsl habit-formingl
abilityl andl shouldn'tl bel usedl forl olderl adultsl bcl itl canl causel drowsyl &l contributel tol
falls

Answer:
diphenoxylatel hydrochloridel withl atropinel sulfate



QUESTION
txl forl gastroenteritis?
dxl ofl gastroenteritis?

Answer:
treatl dehydration-l gatorade,l pedialyte,l powerade,l
antibioticsl ifl bacterial,l washl hands,l "isolate",l givel fluid
stooll studies,l
CBCl (WBC,l H&H),l
BMPl (electrolytes,l RFT),l
treatl hypovolemial byl rehydrating



QUESTION

,CMl ofl gastroenteritis

Answer:
N/V/D,l abdl pain/cramps,l fever,l anorexia,l tenesmus,l
s/sl ofl dehydrationl &l isl selfl limiting



QUESTION
removall ofl stomach-l couldl bel froml ulcersl thatl turnedl malignant,l reducedl intrinsicl factor
cml ofl thisl diseasel thatl canl bel al complication?

Answer:
gastrectomy
dumpingl syndrome-l 30l minsl ofl eating,l vertigo,l tachycardia,l syncope,l sweating,l pallor,l
palpitations,l wantl tol liel down



QUESTION
treatmentl ofl gastrectomyl (postl op)?
concerns?

Answer:
NGT,l TPN,
peritonitis,l reducedl intrinsicl factor-l vitl B12,l iron,l folicl acid,l calciuml (malabsorption)



QUESTION
Inflammatoryl diseasel ofl smalll intestinel mostly,l affectsl alll partsl ofl GIl tract

Answer:
crohn'sl disease



QUESTION
whatl dol youl needl tol monitorl forl whenl itl comesl tol crohns

Answer:
peritonitis,l SBO,l nutritionall &l fluidl imbalances

, QUESTION
CMl ofl Crohn's

Answer:
1.l diarrhea,l fever,l abdl pain,l anorexia,l visiblel peristalsis,l steatorrhea
2.l anemial withl fistula,l malabsorption,l wtl loss,l strictures/ulcersl (cobblestonel appearance)



QUESTION
treatmentl forl crohn's?
dxl ofl crohn's?

Answer:
meds:l adalimumab,l corticosteroids,l
diet:l highl inl calories,l protein,l vitamin,l
lowl inl fiberl (duringl flarel up)
surgery:l frequently,l treatl dehydrationl withl IVF,l ostomyl
abdl CT,l EGD/colonoscopy,l labs,l c-diff,l pregl test



QUESTION
Inflammationl ofl rectuml whichl proceedsl upward,l morel inl Jewishl andl whites,l continuous,l
affectsl sigmoidl colon

Answer:
ulcerativel colitis



QUESTION
CMl ofl ulcerativel colitis

Answer:
1.l 10-20l bloodyl liquidl stoolsl al dayl withl mucous,l
2.l suddenl urge,l nutritionall deficiencies,l hemorrhage,l
3.l LLQl abdl pain,l wtl loss,l tenesmus,l straining



QUESTION