NR 511 WEEK 2 STUDY GUIDE, DEFINITIONS AND ANSWERS

Week 2 1.    Identify the most common type of pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis 2.    Recognize that assessing for prior antibiotic use is a critical part of the history in patients presenting with diarrhea 3.    Describe the difference between Irritable Bowel Disease (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD) 4.    Discuss two common Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 5.    Discuss the diagnosis of diverticulitis, risk factors, and treatments 6.    Identify the significance of Barrett’s esophagus 7.    Discuss the diagnosis of GERD, risk factors, and treatments 8.    Discuss the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain, work-up and testing, treatments 9.    Discuss the difference between sensorineural and conductive hearing loss 10.    Identify the triad of symptoms associated with Meniere's disease 11.    Identify the symptoms associated with peritonsilar abcess 12.    Identify the most common cause of viral pharyngitis 13.    Identify the most common cause of acute nausea & vomiting 14.    Discuss the importance of obtaining an abdominal xray to rule out perforation or obstruction even though the diagnosis of diverticulitis can be made clinically 15.    Discuss colon cancer screening recommendations relative to certain populations 16.    Identify at least two disorders that are considered to be disorders related to conductive hearing loss 17.    Identify the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis 18.    Identify the clinical findings associated with mononucleosis 19.    Identify common characteristics in a rash caused be Group A Strep 20.    Discuss that the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis can be made clinically based on the Centor criteria 21.    Describe an intervention for a patient with gastroenteritis 22.    Discuss an appropriate treatment for prophylaxis or treatment of traveler's diarrhea 23.    Identify at least one effective treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 24.    Identify at least one prescription medication for the treatment of chronic constipation 25.    Discuss at least one treatment for Meniere's disease