APEA- MANAGEMENT GI
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
A 3-day-old infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. Today he weighs 7.5 pounds.
How should this be managed?
Assess the baby for a cardiac
anomaly Add an extra feeding in
the AM and PM
Have the mother return to reweigh
the baby in 1 week
Continue feeding every 2-4 hours ( correct answers )
Continue feeding every 2-4 hours
Choose the number on the image that most closely approximates the
location of an indirect inguinal hernia.
1
2
3
4 ( correct answers ) 4
A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) obtained during a rectal
examination: should be adequate for screening of colorectal
cancer.
will usually detect the presence of
polyps. is adequate to screen for
rectal cancer only.
is inadequate to screen for colorectal cancer. ( correct answers ) is
inadequate to screen for colorectal cancer.
Symptoms of uncomplicated reflux disease in older adults should be
treated:
Image 1
by referring for upper GI
testing. with empiric
treatment. ambulatory pH
testing.
referral to gastroenterology.
( correct answers )
with empiric treatment.
Which patient has the least worrisome symptoms associated with his
diarrhea? One with:
bloody diarrhea.
GRADED
temperature
A+
>
101.3° F.
duration of illness
>48 hours.
moderate amounts of watery diarrhea. ( correct answers )
moderate amounts of watery
diarrhea.
, E. coli.
Enteroviru
s. Yersinia.
Shigella.
( correct
answers )
Shigella
Which set of symptoms is most likely in a patient infected with
C. difficile? Headache, diarrhea, body aches
Body aches, fever, abdominal cramps
Fever, headache, diarrhea
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting ( correct answers )
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
The most common cause of diarrhea in adults is:
E. coli.
salmonell
a.
C.
difficile.
viral
gastroent
eritis.
( correct
answers )
viral
gastroent
eritis.
A 70-year-old presents to the nurse practitioner's office for a well exam
today. What medication probably has no effect on screening for occult
blood in the stool?
Aspirin
Clopidogr
el
Acetamin
ophen
Ibuprofen
( correct
answers )
Acetamin
ophen
A 37-year-old has routine blood work performed during an annual exam.
GRADED
On exam he has a tender, enlarged liver. How should the nurse
A+
practitioner proceed?
Image 1
Repeat the liver enzymes
today. Order a hepatitis
panel.
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
A 3-day-old infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. Today he weighs 7.5 pounds.
How should this be managed?
Assess the baby for a cardiac
anomaly Add an extra feeding in
the AM and PM
Have the mother return to reweigh
the baby in 1 week
Continue feeding every 2-4 hours ( correct answers )
Continue feeding every 2-4 hours
Choose the number on the image that most closely approximates the
location of an indirect inguinal hernia.
1
2
3
4 ( correct answers ) 4
A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) obtained during a rectal
examination: should be adequate for screening of colorectal
cancer.
will usually detect the presence of
polyps. is adequate to screen for
rectal cancer only.
is inadequate to screen for colorectal cancer. ( correct answers ) is
inadequate to screen for colorectal cancer.
Symptoms of uncomplicated reflux disease in older adults should be
treated:
Image 1
by referring for upper GI
testing. with empiric
treatment. ambulatory pH
testing.
referral to gastroenterology.
( correct answers )
with empiric treatment.
Which patient has the least worrisome symptoms associated with his
diarrhea? One with:
bloody diarrhea.
GRADED
temperature
A+
>
101.3° F.
duration of illness
>48 hours.
moderate amounts of watery diarrhea. ( correct answers )
moderate amounts of watery
diarrhea.
, E. coli.
Enteroviru
s. Yersinia.
Shigella.
( correct
answers )
Shigella
Which set of symptoms is most likely in a patient infected with
C. difficile? Headache, diarrhea, body aches
Body aches, fever, abdominal cramps
Fever, headache, diarrhea
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting ( correct answers )
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
The most common cause of diarrhea in adults is:
E. coli.
salmonell
a.
C.
difficile.
viral
gastroent
eritis.
( correct
answers )
viral
gastroent
eritis.
A 70-year-old presents to the nurse practitioner's office for a well exam
today. What medication probably has no effect on screening for occult
blood in the stool?
Aspirin
Clopidogr
el
Acetamin
ophen
Ibuprofen
( correct
answers )
Acetamin
ophen
A 37-year-old has routine blood work performed during an annual exam.
GRADED
On exam he has a tender, enlarged liver. How should the nurse
A+
practitioner proceed?
Image 1
Repeat the liver enzymes
today. Order a hepatitis
panel.
