FITZGERALD EXAM PREP VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SHEET
●● 2.
Clinical findings in patients with acute hepatitis B likely include all of
the following except:
A. abdominal rebound tenderness.B. scleral icterus.C. a smooth, tender,
palpable hepatic border.D. report of myalgia.
Answer: A. abdominal rebound tenderness
●● 3.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is usually located:
A. in the upper esophagus.B. near the upper esophageal sphincter.C. at
the junction of the esophagus and stomach.D. in the lower esophagus.
Answer: C. the junction of the esophagus and the stomach.
●● 4.
Diagnostic testing in IBS often reveals:
,A. evidence of underlying inflammation.B. anemia of chronic disease.C.
normal results on most testing.D. mucosal thickening on abdominal
radiological imaging.
Answer: C. normal results on most testing.
●● 5.
In a patient who presents with a history consistent with anal fissure but
with notation of an atypical anal lesion, alternative diagnoses to consider
include all of the following except:
A. condyloma acuminata.B. Crohn's disease.C. anal squamous cell
carcinoma.D. C. difficile colitis.
Answer: C. C. diff colitis
●● 6.
Is the following statement most consistent with IBD, with IBS, or with
both conditions? Potential complications include increased risk for
colonic malignancy.
A. IBDB. IBSC. Both IBD and IBS
Answer: A. IBD
●● 7.
,Is the following statement most consistent with IBD, with IBS, or with
both conditions? Patients should be advised to avoid trigger foods.
A. IBDB. IBSC. Both IBD and IBS
Answer: C. Both IBD and IBS
●● 8.
A 24-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of upper abdominal
pain. He describes it as an intermittent, centrally located "burning"
feeling in his upper abdomen, most often occurring 2 to 3 hours after
meals. His presentation is most consistent with the clinical presentation
of:
A. acute gastritis.B. gastric ulcer.C. duodenal ulcer.D. cholecystitis.
Answer: B. gastric ulcer
●● 9.
What is the equivalent amount of background radiation as an abdominal
CT scan?
A. no radiationB. 62 to 88 daysC. 3 years
Answer: B. 62 to 88 days
●● 10.
, Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) contributes to:
A. the inflammatory response.B. pain transmission.C. maintenance of
gastric protective mucosal layer.D. renal arteriole constriction.
Answer: C. maintenance of gastric protective mucosal layer.
●● 11.
Is the following statement most consistent with IBD, with IBS, or with
both conditions? The patient population is predominately female.
A. IBDB. IBSC. Both IBD and IBS
Answer: B. IBS
●● 12.
All of the following laboratory findings are expected in a patient with
pancreatic cancer except:
A. elevated total bilirubin.B. diminished platelet count.C. elevated
alkaline phosphatase.D. elevated direct bilirubin.
Answer: b. diminished platelet count
●● 13.
Peptic ulcer disease can occur in any of the following locations except:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SHEET
●● 2.
Clinical findings in patients with acute hepatitis B likely include all of
the following except:
A. abdominal rebound tenderness.B. scleral icterus.C. a smooth, tender,
palpable hepatic border.D. report of myalgia.
Answer: A. abdominal rebound tenderness
●● 3.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is usually located:
A. in the upper esophagus.B. near the upper esophageal sphincter.C. at
the junction of the esophagus and stomach.D. in the lower esophagus.
Answer: C. the junction of the esophagus and the stomach.
●● 4.
Diagnostic testing in IBS often reveals:
,A. evidence of underlying inflammation.B. anemia of chronic disease.C.
normal results on most testing.D. mucosal thickening on abdominal
radiological imaging.
Answer: C. normal results on most testing.
●● 5.
In a patient who presents with a history consistent with anal fissure but
with notation of an atypical anal lesion, alternative diagnoses to consider
include all of the following except:
A. condyloma acuminata.B. Crohn's disease.C. anal squamous cell
carcinoma.D. C. difficile colitis.
Answer: C. C. diff colitis
●● 6.
Is the following statement most consistent with IBD, with IBS, or with
both conditions? Potential complications include increased risk for
colonic malignancy.
A. IBDB. IBSC. Both IBD and IBS
Answer: A. IBD
●● 7.
,Is the following statement most consistent with IBD, with IBS, or with
both conditions? Patients should be advised to avoid trigger foods.
A. IBDB. IBSC. Both IBD and IBS
Answer: C. Both IBD and IBS
●● 8.
A 24-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of upper abdominal
pain. He describes it as an intermittent, centrally located "burning"
feeling in his upper abdomen, most often occurring 2 to 3 hours after
meals. His presentation is most consistent with the clinical presentation
of:
A. acute gastritis.B. gastric ulcer.C. duodenal ulcer.D. cholecystitis.
Answer: B. gastric ulcer
●● 9.
What is the equivalent amount of background radiation as an abdominal
CT scan?
A. no radiationB. 62 to 88 daysC. 3 years
Answer: B. 62 to 88 days
●● 10.
, Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) contributes to:
A. the inflammatory response.B. pain transmission.C. maintenance of
gastric protective mucosal layer.D. renal arteriole constriction.
Answer: C. maintenance of gastric protective mucosal layer.
●● 11.
Is the following statement most consistent with IBD, with IBS, or with
both conditions? The patient population is predominately female.
A. IBDB. IBSC. Both IBD and IBS
Answer: B. IBS
●● 12.
All of the following laboratory findings are expected in a patient with
pancreatic cancer except:
A. elevated total bilirubin.B. diminished platelet count.C. elevated
alkaline phosphatase.D. elevated direct bilirubin.
Answer: b. diminished platelet count
●● 13.
Peptic ulcer disease can occur in any of the following locations except:
