Define pepsin - CORRECT ANS - Produced in the stomach and breaks down proteins
Think P and P
Define Lipase - CORRECT ANS - Produced by the pancreas and breaks down triglycerides
Define amylase - CORRECT ANS - Produced in the mouth and breaks down starch
"Amy eats a starchy meal"
What are 3 characteristics of celiac disease? - CORRECT ANS - Anemia
Diminished growth
Deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins
Is pyloric stenosis more common in male or female infants ? - CORRECT ANS - Males
What type of fibers stimulates the salivary glands? - CORRECT ANS - Cholinergic fibers
What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? - CORRECT ANS - The lower third
What artery provides blood to the stomach? - CORRECT ANS - Celiac artery
What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach contraction? - CORRECT ANS – Secretin.
Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and produces acid in the antrum, duodenum,
and pancreas by G-cells
, Which cells of the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor? - CORRECT ANS - Parietal
cells. Pernicious anemia* (Vitamin B12 deficiency)
Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving fatty acids from phospholipids? - CORRECT ANS -
Phospholipase
Which enzyme is responsible for breaking the end amino acids away from the ingested protein? -
CORRECT ANS - Carboxypeptidase
What is true of unconjugated bilirubin? - CORRECT ANS - Unconjugated bilirubin is bilirubin bound
to albumin. Also called "free bilirubin"
A 74-year-old male complains of rectal bleeding for the past year. He has not change in bowel habits
and denies abdominal pain, weight loss, and rectal pain. He has seen blood in the toilet water and
when wiping approximately once every few weeks, but lately the bleeding has increased. He had
colonoscopy 5 year ago. The FNP should: - CORRECT ANS - Schedule a colonoscopy to look for
colon polyps and/or cancer
An overweight, middle-aged woman has right upper quadrant pain that radiates to her right
subscapular area and is severe and persistent. She is also experiencing anorexia, nausea, and a fever.
Her most recent meal was a double quarter-pound cheeseburger, French fries, and a milkshake. The
FNP examines the abdomen and percusses for CVA tenderness. the abdomen is tender in the RUQ.
Which of the following signs corresponds with the correct diagnosis? - CORRECT ANS - Murphy's
sign: the patient has cholecystitis
McBurney's sign is related to appendicitis
CVA tenderness is related to UTIs
A sudden onset of diarrhea that consists of five to six loose stools a day and awakens the pt at night
with cramping, but without blood in the stools, would most likely be caused by what? - CORRECT
ANS - Infection
Clues for infection are awakening at night, cramping without blood, sudden onset
Those S/S are either infection or inflammation
The FNP is discussion Clostridium difficile infection with the family of a 68-year-old female who
lives with them and who was recently diagnosed with the infection. Which of the following
Think P and P
Define Lipase - CORRECT ANS - Produced by the pancreas and breaks down triglycerides
Define amylase - CORRECT ANS - Produced in the mouth and breaks down starch
"Amy eats a starchy meal"
What are 3 characteristics of celiac disease? - CORRECT ANS - Anemia
Diminished growth
Deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins
Is pyloric stenosis more common in male or female infants ? - CORRECT ANS - Males
What type of fibers stimulates the salivary glands? - CORRECT ANS - Cholinergic fibers
What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? - CORRECT ANS - The lower third
What artery provides blood to the stomach? - CORRECT ANS - Celiac artery
What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach contraction? - CORRECT ANS – Secretin.
Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and produces acid in the antrum, duodenum,
and pancreas by G-cells
, Which cells of the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor? - CORRECT ANS - Parietal
cells. Pernicious anemia* (Vitamin B12 deficiency)
Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving fatty acids from phospholipids? - CORRECT ANS -
Phospholipase
Which enzyme is responsible for breaking the end amino acids away from the ingested protein? -
CORRECT ANS - Carboxypeptidase
What is true of unconjugated bilirubin? - CORRECT ANS - Unconjugated bilirubin is bilirubin bound
to albumin. Also called "free bilirubin"
A 74-year-old male complains of rectal bleeding for the past year. He has not change in bowel habits
and denies abdominal pain, weight loss, and rectal pain. He has seen blood in the toilet water and
when wiping approximately once every few weeks, but lately the bleeding has increased. He had
colonoscopy 5 year ago. The FNP should: - CORRECT ANS - Schedule a colonoscopy to look for
colon polyps and/or cancer
An overweight, middle-aged woman has right upper quadrant pain that radiates to her right
subscapular area and is severe and persistent. She is also experiencing anorexia, nausea, and a fever.
Her most recent meal was a double quarter-pound cheeseburger, French fries, and a milkshake. The
FNP examines the abdomen and percusses for CVA tenderness. the abdomen is tender in the RUQ.
Which of the following signs corresponds with the correct diagnosis? - CORRECT ANS - Murphy's
sign: the patient has cholecystitis
McBurney's sign is related to appendicitis
CVA tenderness is related to UTIs
A sudden onset of diarrhea that consists of five to six loose stools a day and awakens the pt at night
with cramping, but without blood in the stools, would most likely be caused by what? - CORRECT
ANS - Infection
Clues for infection are awakening at night, cramping without blood, sudden onset
Those S/S are either infection or inflammation
The FNP is discussion Clostridium difficile infection with the family of a 68-year-old female who
lives with them and who was recently diagnosed with the infection. Which of the following
