NURS 6531 Week 6 Quiz - Question and Answers (COMPLETE)

1. A 33-year-old female is admitted with acute pancreatitis. The nurse practitioner knows that the most common cause of pancreatitis is: 2. Treatment of H.pylori includes which of the following? 3. A 76-year-old male complains of weight loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and pain. Physical findings include an abdominal mass and stool positive for occult blood. The nurse practitioner pain suspects a tumor in the small intestine. The best diagnostic test for this patient is: 4. An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools 3–4 times a day for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that the patient has: 5. Risk factor(s) associated with inflammatory bowel disease include: 6. An 80-year-old male admits to difficulty swallowing during the review of systems. The nurse practitioner recognizes the differential diagnosis for this patient’s dysphagia is: 7. Which of the following describes a third degree internal hemorrhoid? 8. Pruritus ani is related to 9. Which of the following disorders is associated with obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia? 10. An AST that is more than twice the level of ALT is suggestive of: