NUR 612 (PATHO) GI, VC #2 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
anorexia, N/V, retching (dry heaves), GI bleeds are all signs of:
Answer:
GI disorders
Question 2:
vomiting involves two medullary centers, what are they:
Answer:
vomiting center, chemoreceptor trigger zone
Question 3:
two congenital disorders, has a 90% survival rate, treated with surgery:
Answer:
esophageal atresia (EA-esophagus doesn't connect to stomach) tracheoesophageal fistula
(TEF-esophagus enters trachea)
Question 4:
frothing of mouth, coughing, respiratory distress are s/s of:
Answer:
EA, TEF
Question 5:
EA and TEF are diagnosed by
Answer:
inability to get a tube into stomach
Question 6:
when the stomach protrudes upward into the thorax, through an opening in the diaphragm
Answer:
hiatal hernia
Question 7:
, type of hiatal hernia where stomach curves and makes a pocket next to the esophagus
Answer:
paraoesophageal hernia
Question 8:
a common s/s of hiatal hernia is
Answer:
esophagitis
Question 9:
heartburn and reflux, 30 to 60 minutes after meal, evening onset, pain in the epigastric area that
radiates to the throat, shoulder, or back
Answer:
GER (gastroesophageal reflux)
Question 10:
avoiding large meals, avoiding alcohol use and smoking, eating meals sitting up, dont lie down
several hours after a meal, avoiding bending for long periods, sleeping with the head elevated, and
losing weight if overweight is treatment for:
Answer:
GER
Question 11:
chronic GER is called:
Answer:
GERD
Question 12:
medicinal treatment of GER:
Answer:
PPI, H2 blockers
Question 13:
Question 1:
anorexia, N/V, retching (dry heaves), GI bleeds are all signs of:
Answer:
GI disorders
Question 2:
vomiting involves two medullary centers, what are they:
Answer:
vomiting center, chemoreceptor trigger zone
Question 3:
two congenital disorders, has a 90% survival rate, treated with surgery:
Answer:
esophageal atresia (EA-esophagus doesn't connect to stomach) tracheoesophageal fistula
(TEF-esophagus enters trachea)
Question 4:
frothing of mouth, coughing, respiratory distress are s/s of:
Answer:
EA, TEF
Question 5:
EA and TEF are diagnosed by
Answer:
inability to get a tube into stomach
Question 6:
when the stomach protrudes upward into the thorax, through an opening in the diaphragm
Answer:
hiatal hernia
Question 7:
, type of hiatal hernia where stomach curves and makes a pocket next to the esophagus
Answer:
paraoesophageal hernia
Question 8:
a common s/s of hiatal hernia is
Answer:
esophagitis
Question 9:
heartburn and reflux, 30 to 60 minutes after meal, evening onset, pain in the epigastric area that
radiates to the throat, shoulder, or back
Answer:
GER (gastroesophageal reflux)
Question 10:
avoiding large meals, avoiding alcohol use and smoking, eating meals sitting up, dont lie down
several hours after a meal, avoiding bending for long periods, sleeping with the head elevated, and
losing weight if overweight is treatment for:
Answer:
GER
Question 11:
chronic GER is called:
Answer:
GERD
Question 12:
medicinal treatment of GER:
Answer:
PPI, H2 blockers
Question 13:
