NSG6001 – Advanced Primary Care of the Adult and Older Adult | Week 3 Quiz Answer Key |
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Risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis include all of the following except:
A. rapid weight loss.
B. male gender.
C. obesity.
D. Native American ancestry B. male gender
A 24-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of upper abdominal pain. He describes it as
an intermittent, centrally located "burning" feeling in his upper abdomen, most often occurring
2 to 3 hours after meals. His presentation is most consistent with the clinical presentation of:
A. acute gastritis.
B. gastric ulcer.
C. duodenal ulcer.
D. cholecystitis. duodenal ulcer
A 43-year-old woman has a 12-hour history of sudden onset of right upper quadrant abdominal
pain with radiation to the shoulder, fever, and chills. She has had similar, milder episodes in the
past. Examination reveals marked tenderness to right upper quadrant abdominal palpation. Her
most likely diagnosis is:
A. hepatoma.
B. acute cholecystitis.
C. acute hepatitis.
D. cholelithiasis. acute cholecystitis
, Rebound tenderness is best described as abdominal pain that worsens with:
A. light palpation at the site of the discomfort.
B. release of deep palpation at the site of the discomfort.
C. palpation on the contralateral side of the abdomen.
D. deep palpation at the site of the discomfort. release of deep palpation at the site of the
discomfort
he psoas sign can be best described as abdominal pain elicited by:
A. passive extension of the hip.
B. passive flexion and internal rotation of the hip.
C. deep palpation.
D. asking the patient to cough. A. passive extension of the hip.
A 64-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of upper abdominal pain. She describes
the discomfort as an intermittent, centrally located "burning" feeling in the upper abdomen,
most often with meals and often accompanied by mild nausea. Use of an over-the-counter
H2RA affords partial symptom relief. She also uses diclofenac on a regular basis for the control
of osteoarthritis pain. Her clinical presentation is most consistent with:
A. acute gastroenteritis.
B. gastric ulcer.
C. duodenal ulcer.
D. chronic cholecystitis. gastric ulcer
South University 2025
Risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis include all of the following except:
A. rapid weight loss.
B. male gender.
C. obesity.
D. Native American ancestry B. male gender
A 24-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of upper abdominal pain. He describes it as
an intermittent, centrally located "burning" feeling in his upper abdomen, most often occurring
2 to 3 hours after meals. His presentation is most consistent with the clinical presentation of:
A. acute gastritis.
B. gastric ulcer.
C. duodenal ulcer.
D. cholecystitis. duodenal ulcer
A 43-year-old woman has a 12-hour history of sudden onset of right upper quadrant abdominal
pain with radiation to the shoulder, fever, and chills. She has had similar, milder episodes in the
past. Examination reveals marked tenderness to right upper quadrant abdominal palpation. Her
most likely diagnosis is:
A. hepatoma.
B. acute cholecystitis.
C. acute hepatitis.
D. cholelithiasis. acute cholecystitis
, Rebound tenderness is best described as abdominal pain that worsens with:
A. light palpation at the site of the discomfort.
B. release of deep palpation at the site of the discomfort.
C. palpation on the contralateral side of the abdomen.
D. deep palpation at the site of the discomfort. release of deep palpation at the site of the
discomfort
he psoas sign can be best described as abdominal pain elicited by:
A. passive extension of the hip.
B. passive flexion and internal rotation of the hip.
C. deep palpation.
D. asking the patient to cough. A. passive extension of the hip.
A 64-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of upper abdominal pain. She describes
the discomfort as an intermittent, centrally located "burning" feeling in the upper abdomen,
most often with meals and often accompanied by mild nausea. Use of an over-the-counter
H2RA affords partial symptom relief. She also uses diclofenac on a regular basis for the control
of osteoarthritis pain. Her clinical presentation is most consistent with:
A. acute gastroenteritis.
B. gastric ulcer.
C. duodenal ulcer.
D. chronic cholecystitis. gastric ulcer
