NURS 3366 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A patient has been experiencing signs and symptoms of weight loss, malnutrition,
bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The doctor diagnosed the patient with a
disease that causes patchy inflammation transmurally in the duodenum and ileum. What
disorder does this patient most likely have?
A. Crohn's disease
B. Ulcerative Colitis
C. Colorectal Cancer
D. Cirrhosis - Answers -A. Crohn's disease
A patient has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. What location will the patient most likely
experience pain?
A. RLQ
B. RUQ
C. LLQ
D. LUQ - Answers -C. LLQ
A patient has occult bleeding in the stool. Which of the following problems could cause
this? Select all that apply.
A. Esophageal varices
B. Diverticulitis
C. Paralytic Ileus
D. Peptic ulcers - Answers -A. Esophageal varices B. Diverticulitis D. Peptic ulcers
Expected bilirubin levels for prehepatic jaundice are
A. High indirect, low direct
B. Low indirect, high direct
C. Low indirect, normal direct
D. High indirect, normal direct - Answers -D. High indirect, normal direct
Which type of hepatitis cannot be prevented with a vaccine?
А. Нер А
В. Нер С
С. Нер В
D. Hep A and B - Answers -В. Нер С
What could a patient with cirrhosis develop due to the inability to breakdown
glucocorticoids?
A. Hepatic encephalopathy
В. Нурoкalemia
C. Gynecomastia
D. Cushing's syndrome - Answers -D. Cushing's syndrome
, What problems can portal hypertension cause? Select all that apply.
A. Varices
В. Нуреrglycemia
C. Splenomegaly
D. Ascites
E. Hepatic encephalopathy - Answers -A. Varices
C. Splenomegaly
D. Ascites
Which problem, seen with Cushing's disease, results in skin fragility?
A. Increased glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis
B. Decreased exogenous steroids
C. Lipolysis
D. Abnormally catabolized protein - Answers -D. Abnormally catabolized protein
What is the target HgbAlc level for a patient with diabetes mellitus (DM)?
A. <10% (glucose level of 240)
B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
C. <8% (glucose level of -183)
D. <3% (glucose level of-50) - Answers -B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
What compensatory mechanism is seen when a patient is in the extreme state of type 1
diabetes mellitus?
A. Kussmaul respirations
В. Нурорпea
C. Kidneys expel HCO3
D. Kidneys retain HCO3 - Answers -A. Kussmaul respirations
A patient has a CO2: 56, a HCO: 26, and a ph: of 7.21. What does this patient have?
A. Respiratory alkalosis
B. Respiratory acidosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - Answers -B. Respiratory acidosis
A patient is showing signs of a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following term/concepts
would use to describe this? Select all that apply.
A. Water movement from tissue to blood
B. Water movement from blood to tissue
С. Нурeгosmolar
D. Hypotonic
E. Edema - Answers -A. Water movement from tissue to blood С. Нурeгosmolar
Dysplasia is ______
A. Increase in cell size
B. Increase in cell number
A patient has been experiencing signs and symptoms of weight loss, malnutrition,
bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The doctor diagnosed the patient with a
disease that causes patchy inflammation transmurally in the duodenum and ileum. What
disorder does this patient most likely have?
A. Crohn's disease
B. Ulcerative Colitis
C. Colorectal Cancer
D. Cirrhosis - Answers -A. Crohn's disease
A patient has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. What location will the patient most likely
experience pain?
A. RLQ
B. RUQ
C. LLQ
D. LUQ - Answers -C. LLQ
A patient has occult bleeding in the stool. Which of the following problems could cause
this? Select all that apply.
A. Esophageal varices
B. Diverticulitis
C. Paralytic Ileus
D. Peptic ulcers - Answers -A. Esophageal varices B. Diverticulitis D. Peptic ulcers
Expected bilirubin levels for prehepatic jaundice are
A. High indirect, low direct
B. Low indirect, high direct
C. Low indirect, normal direct
D. High indirect, normal direct - Answers -D. High indirect, normal direct
Which type of hepatitis cannot be prevented with a vaccine?
А. Нер А
В. Нер С
С. Нер В
D. Hep A and B - Answers -В. Нер С
What could a patient with cirrhosis develop due to the inability to breakdown
glucocorticoids?
A. Hepatic encephalopathy
В. Нурoкalemia
C. Gynecomastia
D. Cushing's syndrome - Answers -D. Cushing's syndrome
, What problems can portal hypertension cause? Select all that apply.
A. Varices
В. Нуреrglycemia
C. Splenomegaly
D. Ascites
E. Hepatic encephalopathy - Answers -A. Varices
C. Splenomegaly
D. Ascites
Which problem, seen with Cushing's disease, results in skin fragility?
A. Increased glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis
B. Decreased exogenous steroids
C. Lipolysis
D. Abnormally catabolized protein - Answers -D. Abnormally catabolized protein
What is the target HgbAlc level for a patient with diabetes mellitus (DM)?
A. <10% (glucose level of 240)
B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
C. <8% (glucose level of -183)
D. <3% (glucose level of-50) - Answers -B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
What compensatory mechanism is seen when a patient is in the extreme state of type 1
diabetes mellitus?
A. Kussmaul respirations
В. Нурорпea
C. Kidneys expel HCO3
D. Kidneys retain HCO3 - Answers -A. Kussmaul respirations
A patient has a CO2: 56, a HCO: 26, and a ph: of 7.21. What does this patient have?
A. Respiratory alkalosis
B. Respiratory acidosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - Answers -B. Respiratory acidosis
A patient is showing signs of a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following term/concepts
would use to describe this? Select all that apply.
A. Water movement from tissue to blood
B. Water movement from blood to tissue
С. Нурeгosmolar
D. Hypotonic
E. Edema - Answers -A. Water movement from tissue to blood С. Нурeгosmolar
Dysplasia is ______
A. Increase in cell size
B. Increase in cell number
