ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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What is associated with acute gastritis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Epigastric pain
Chronic gastritis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- ▪develops gradually
▪May be asymptomatic, but usually accompanied by a dull epigastric pain and a
sensation of fullness after minimal intake
Complications of chronic gastritis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- peptic ulcers, gastric
cancer, and hemorrhage
Gastroenteritis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Inflammation of the stomach and
intestines, usually because of an infection or allergic reaction
If is left Gastroenteritis untreated - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- electrolyte
imbalances and dehydration may occur
Gastroesophageal reflux disease - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- chyme or bile
periodically backs up from the stomach into the esophagus, irritating the
esophageal mucosa
Manifestations gastroesophageal reflux disease - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
heartburn, epigastric pain (usually after a meal or when recombinant), dysphagia,
,dry cough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, regurgitation of food, and sensation of a lump in
the throat
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is often confused - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- with
angina and may warrant ruling out cardiac disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease complications - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
esophagitis, strictures, ulcerations, esophageal cancer, and chronic pulmonary
disease
Esophageal cancer - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- is a serious potential complication of
gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- lesions affecting stomach
lining or duodenum (small intestine)
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Helicobacter
pylori (H. pylori) infections
Clinical manifestation of Peptic ulcer disease - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Heartburn
peptic ulcer in the stomach is called - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- gastric ulcer
peptic ulcer that develops in the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) is
called a - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- duodenal ulcer
,Duodenal ulcers are mostly associated with - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- excessive
acid or Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections
Duodenal ulcers are typically present with epigastric pain - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- that is relieved in the presence of food
Epigastric pain - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- may begin in the middle of the night or
30 minutes to 2 hours after eating when the stomach is empty
Gastric ulcers are - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- less frequent but more deadly
Gastric ulcers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Typically associated with malignancy and
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Gastric ulcers pain are - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- typically worsens with eating
gastric ulcer can cause - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Occult blood in stool with
chronic bleeding
Stress ulcers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Develop because of a major physiological
stressor on the body
Stress ulcer clinical manifestation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Hematemesis is a
clinical manifestation that should be immediately reported to the provider
Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- gallstones
, Cholelithiasis may obstruct - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- bile flow and cause
gallbladder rupture, fistula formation, gangrene, hepatitis, pancreatitis, and
carcinoma
Expected finding when gallstones obstruct the bile duct is - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- severe right upper quadrant pain
Hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- - inflammation of the liver
◦Most common hepatitis viruses are hepatitis A, B, C
Hepatitis A - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- most likely to be contracted through fecal-
oral transmission
Hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- spread through blood, body fluids
Hepatitis C - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Spread through blood or body fluids,
needles or sharp instruments (tattoos, piercings)
Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- can increase the risk of
hepatocellular carcinoma
Cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- chronic, progressive, irreversible, diffuse
damage to the liver resulting in decreased liver function
Jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- increased serum bilirubin