NUR1212 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 2. Duodenal ulcers typically present with which symptom?
A. Pain immediately after eating
B. Weight gain
C. Pain 2-3 hours after meals relieved by food
D. No symptoms . Answer: C. Pain 2-3 hours after meals relieved by
food
◉ 3. What is the diagnostic test of choice for peptic ulcer disease?
A. Barium swallow
B. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
C. Colonoscopy
D. Ultrasound . Answer: B. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
◉ 4. What is a key adverse effect of long-term PPI use?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Increased risk of osteoporosis
C. Liver damage
D. Iron overload . Answer: B. Increased risk of osteoporosis
,◉ 5. Which medication forms a protective barrier over ulcers?
A. Omeprazole
B. Sucralfate
C. Famotidine
D. Bismuth subsalicylate . Answer: B. Sucralfate
◉ 6. What color is stool with melena, indicating upper GI bleeding?
A. Bright red
B. Clay-colored
C. Dark and tarry
D. Yellow . Answer: C. Dark and tarry
◉ 7. What is the most serious complication of peptic ulcer disease?
A. Nausea
B. Vomiting
C. Hemorrhage
D. Constipation . Answer: C. Hemorrhage
◉ 8. What intervention is prioritized for a patient with an upper GI
bleed?
A. Administer proton pump inhibitor
, B. Give antacids
C. Maintain airway, breathing, and circulation
D. Perform abdominal massage . Answer: C. Maintain airway,
breathing, and circulation
◉ 9. Inflammatory bowel disease includes which of the following?
A. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
B. IBS and diverticulitis
C. Gastritis and GERD
D. Pancreatitis and hepatitis . Answer: A. Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis
◉ 10. Which lab value is commonly decreased in ulcerative colitis?
A. Sodium
B. Albumin
C. C-reactive protein
D. White blood cells . Answer: B. Albumin
◉ 11. Crohn's disease most commonly affects which area?
A. Rectum
B. Terminal ileum
C. Sigmoid colon
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 2. Duodenal ulcers typically present with which symptom?
A. Pain immediately after eating
B. Weight gain
C. Pain 2-3 hours after meals relieved by food
D. No symptoms . Answer: C. Pain 2-3 hours after meals relieved by
food
◉ 3. What is the diagnostic test of choice for peptic ulcer disease?
A. Barium swallow
B. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
C. Colonoscopy
D. Ultrasound . Answer: B. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
◉ 4. What is a key adverse effect of long-term PPI use?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Increased risk of osteoporosis
C. Liver damage
D. Iron overload . Answer: B. Increased risk of osteoporosis
,◉ 5. Which medication forms a protective barrier over ulcers?
A. Omeprazole
B. Sucralfate
C. Famotidine
D. Bismuth subsalicylate . Answer: B. Sucralfate
◉ 6. What color is stool with melena, indicating upper GI bleeding?
A. Bright red
B. Clay-colored
C. Dark and tarry
D. Yellow . Answer: C. Dark and tarry
◉ 7. What is the most serious complication of peptic ulcer disease?
A. Nausea
B. Vomiting
C. Hemorrhage
D. Constipation . Answer: C. Hemorrhage
◉ 8. What intervention is prioritized for a patient with an upper GI
bleed?
A. Administer proton pump inhibitor
, B. Give antacids
C. Maintain airway, breathing, and circulation
D. Perform abdominal massage . Answer: C. Maintain airway,
breathing, and circulation
◉ 9. Inflammatory bowel disease includes which of the following?
A. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
B. IBS and diverticulitis
C. Gastritis and GERD
D. Pancreatitis and hepatitis . Answer: A. Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis
◉ 10. Which lab value is commonly decreased in ulcerative colitis?
A. Sodium
B. Albumin
C. C-reactive protein
D. White blood cells . Answer: B. Albumin
◉ 11. Crohn's disease most commonly affects which area?
A. Rectum
B. Terminal ileum
C. Sigmoid colon
