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46: Upper GI Problems TEST BANK QUESTIONS and Answers All Verified 2026
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hange-of-shiftBreport,BwhichBpatientBwouldBtheBnurseBassessBfirst?
a.BAB42-yr-oldBpatientBwhoBhasBacuteBgastritisBandBongoingBepigastricBpain
b.BAB70-yr-oldBpatientBwithBaBhiatalBherniaBwhoBexperiencesBfrequentBheartburn
,c.BAB60-yr-
oldBpatientBwithBnauseaBandBvomitingBwhoBisBlethargicBwithBdryBmucosaBd.BAB53-yr-
oldBpatientBwhoBhasBdumpingBsyndromeBafterBaBrecentBpartialBgastrectomyB-
BAnswerBANS:BC
ABpatientBwithBnauseaBandBvomitingBwhoBisBlethargicBwithBdryBmucosaBisBatBhighBri
skBforBproblemsBsuchBasBaspiration,Bdehydration,BandBfluidBandBelectrolyteBdisturbanc
es.BTheBotherBpatientsBwillBalsoBneedBtoBbeBassessed,BbutBtheBinformationBaboutBth
emBindicatesBsymptomsBthatBareBtypicalBforBtheirBdiagnosesBandBareBnotBlifeBthreate
ning.
2.BWhichBitemBwouldBtheBnurseBofferBtoBtheBpatientBrestartingBoralBintakeBafterBbei
ngBNPOBdueBtoBnauseaBandBvomiting?
a.BGlassBofBorangeBjuice
b.BDishBofBlemonBgelatin
c.BCupBofBcoffeeBwithBcream
d.BBowlBofBhotBchickenBbrothB-BAnswerBANS:BB
ClearBcoolBliquidsBareBusuallyBtheBfirstBfoodsBstartedBafterBaBpatientBhasBbeenBnause
ated.BAcidicBfoodsBsuchBasBorangeBjuice,BveryBhotBfoods,BandBcoffeeBareBpoorlyBtoler
atedBwhenBpatientsBhaveBbeenBnauseated.
3.BABwomanBreceivingBchemotherapyBforBbreastBcancerBdevelopsBaBCandidaBalbicansB
oralBinfection.BWhichBinterventionBwouldBtheBnurseBanticipate?
a.BNystatinBtablets
b.BAntiviralBagents
c.BReferralBtoBaBdentist
d.BHydrogenBperoxideBrinsesB-BAnswerBANS:BA
C.BalbicansBinfectionsBareBtreatedBwithBanBantifungalBsuchBasBnystatin.BPeroxideBrinse
sBwouldBbeBpainful.BOralBsaltwaterBrinsesBmayBbeBusedBbutBwillBnotBcureBtheBinfecti
on.BAntiviralBagentsBareBusedBforBviralBinfectionsBsuchBasBherpesBsimplex.BReferralBto
BaBdentistBisBindicatedBforBgingivitisBbutBnotBforBCandidaBinfection.
4.BWhichBfindingBinBtheBmouthBofBaBpatientBwhoBusesBsmokelessBtobaccoBisBsuggest
iveBofBoralBcancer?
, a.BBleedingBduringBtoothBbrushing
b.BPainfulBblistersBatBtheBlipBborder
c.BRedBpatchesBonBtheBbuccalBmucosa
d.BCurdlikeBplaquesBonBtheBposteriorBtongueB-BAnswerBANS:BC
ABred,BvelvetyBpatchBsuggestsBerythroplasia,BwhichBhasBaBhighBincidenceB(>50%)BofBp
rogressionBtoBsquamousBcellBcarcinoma.BTheBotherBlesionsBareBsuggestiveBofBacuteBp
rocessesB(e.g.,Bgingivitis,BoralBcandidiasis,BherpesBsimplex).
5.BWhichBinformationBwillBtheBnurseBincludeBwhenBteachingBadultsBtoBdecreaseBtheBr
iskBforBcancersBofBtheBtongueBandBbuccalBmucosa?
a.BUseBsunscreenBevenBonBcloudyBdays.
b.BAvoidBcigarettesBandBsmokelessBtobacco.
c.BCompleteBantibioticBcoursesBusedBtoBtreatBthroatBinfections.
d.BUseBantiviralsBtoBtreatBherpesBsimplexBvirusB(HSV)Binfections.B-BAnswerBANS:BB
TobaccoBuseBgreatlyBincreasesBtheBriskBforBoralBcancer.BAcuteBthroatBinfectionsBdoBno
tBincreaseBtheBriskBforBoralBcancer,BalthoughBchronicBirritationBofBtheBoralBmucosaBd
oesBincreaseBrisk.BSunBexposureBdoesBnotBincreaseBtheBriskBforBcancersBofBtheBbucca
lBmucosa,BalthoughBitBincreasesBriskBforBcancerBofBtheBlip.BHumanBpapillomavirusB(H
PV)BinfectionBisBassociatedBwithBanBincreasedBrisk,BbutBHSVBinfectionBisBnotBaBriskBf
actorBforBoralBcancer.
6.BABpatientBwhoBhasBgastroesophagealBrefluxBdiseaseB(GERD)BisBexperiencingBincreas
ingBdiscomfort.BWhichBpatientBstatementBtoBtheBnurseBindicatesBaBneedBforBadditiona
lBteachingBaboutBGERD?
a.B"IBquitBsmokingByearsBago,BbutBIBchewBgum."
b.B"IBeatBsmallBmealsBandBhaveBaBbedtimeBsnack."
c.B"IBtakeBantacidsBbetweenBmealsBandBatBbedtimeBeachBnight."
d.B"IBsleepBwithBtheBheadBofBtheBbedBelevatedBonB4-inchBblocks."B-BAnswerBANS:BB
GERDBisBexacerbatedBbyBeatingBlateBatBnight,BandBtheBnurseBwouldBplanBtoBteachBth
eBpatientBtoBavoidBeatingBwithinB3BhoursBofBbedtime.BSmokingBcessation,BtakingBant
acids,BandBelevatingBtheBheadBofBtheBbedBareBappropriateBactionsBtoBcontrolBsympto
msBofBGERD.