CMSRN GI Study Guide Questions With Correct
Answers
People |that |have |GERD |or |frequently |take |NSAIDS |are |at |higher |risk |for? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-GI |bleeds
Is |GI |bleeding |always |visible |to |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
What |2 |diagnostic |tests |are |helpful |in |GI |bleeds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Endoscopy |and |CBC
What |kind |of |fluid |replacement |is |necessary |for |most |GI |bleeds? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Isotonic |IVF
Cirrhosis |occurs |when |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scar |tissue |develops |over |the |liver. |Lipids |store |
into |cells |throughout |the |body
What |are |the |3 |s/s |of |cirrhosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal |pain, |drowsiness, |& |
unexplained |weight |loss
What |2 |types |of |patients |are |more |likely |to |have |cirrhosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Alcholics |
and |Hep |C |patients
What |3 |medications |help |cirrhosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diuretics, |zinc, |and |beta |blockers
When |cirrhosis |becomes |too |extensive, |you |may |need |a |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Liver |
transplant
, Foreign |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Swallowing |something |inedible
Most |foreign |bodies |get |stuck |in |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Oropharynx
What |3 |types |of |people |are |at |higher |risk |for |swallowing |a |foreign |body? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Children, |elderly, |and |psych |patients
What |size |does |an |object |need |to |be |to |be |considered |an |intestinal |blockage? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-2 |cm |or |greater
What |diagnostic |test |identifies |an |intestinal |blockage? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-X |ray |or |
ultrasound
Promotility |medications |are |given |to |help |with |removal |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Foreign |
bodies
Laparoscopic |procedures |are |sometimes |performed |if |the |foreign |body |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Overly |sharp, |toxic, |or |high |risk |to |hurt |the |tissues |in |the |body
Are |GI |obstructions |the |same |as |a |foreign |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
GI |obstructions |are |caused |by |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |body's |own |tissues |or |
organic |compounds
What |3 |diagnostic |tests |are |used |to |find |a |GI |obstruction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Ultrasound, |X-ray |or |Endoscopy
Answers
People |that |have |GERD |or |frequently |take |NSAIDS |are |at |higher |risk |for? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-GI |bleeds
Is |GI |bleeding |always |visible |to |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
What |2 |diagnostic |tests |are |helpful |in |GI |bleeds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Endoscopy |and |CBC
What |kind |of |fluid |replacement |is |necessary |for |most |GI |bleeds? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Isotonic |IVF
Cirrhosis |occurs |when |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Scar |tissue |develops |over |the |liver. |Lipids |store |
into |cells |throughout |the |body
What |are |the |3 |s/s |of |cirrhosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal |pain, |drowsiness, |& |
unexplained |weight |loss
What |2 |types |of |patients |are |more |likely |to |have |cirrhosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Alcholics |
and |Hep |C |patients
What |3 |medications |help |cirrhosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diuretics, |zinc, |and |beta |blockers
When |cirrhosis |becomes |too |extensive, |you |may |need |a |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Liver |
transplant
, Foreign |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Swallowing |something |inedible
Most |foreign |bodies |get |stuck |in |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Oropharynx
What |3 |types |of |people |are |at |higher |risk |for |swallowing |a |foreign |body? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Children, |elderly, |and |psych |patients
What |size |does |an |object |need |to |be |to |be |considered |an |intestinal |blockage? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-2 |cm |or |greater
What |diagnostic |test |identifies |an |intestinal |blockage? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-X |ray |or |
ultrasound
Promotility |medications |are |given |to |help |with |removal |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Foreign |
bodies
Laparoscopic |procedures |are |sometimes |performed |if |the |foreign |body |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Overly |sharp, |toxic, |or |high |risk |to |hurt |the |tissues |in |the |body
Are |GI |obstructions |the |same |as |a |foreign |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
GI |obstructions |are |caused |by |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |body's |own |tissues |or |
organic |compounds
What |3 |diagnostic |tests |are |used |to |find |a |GI |obstruction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Ultrasound, |X-ray |or |Endoscopy
