NUR 529 EXAM 3 SET TEST QUESTIONS & REVISED CORRECT ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Gut microflora - Correct answer ✔✔ Metabolic activities salvaging energy and nutrients, trophic
effects on intestinal cells, and protection from pathogens.
Colonic microflora - Correct answer ✔✔ Ferments dietary residue, synthesizes vitamin K, and
absorbs calcium, magnesium, and iron.
Vitamin K - Correct answer ✔✔ Synthesized by colonic flora, crucial for clotting.
Celiac disease - Correct answer ✔✔ Requires gluten-free diet, avoiding wheat, barley, and rye.
NSAIDs - Correct answer ✔✔ Medications impacting gastric mucosa, increasing GI bleeding risk.
Bilirubin elimination - Correct answer ✔✔ Excreted in urine and stool.
Bile production - Correct answer ✔✔ Produced by the liver, stored in gallbladder, aids in fat
emulsification.
Bile function - Correct answer ✔✔ Bile salts emulsify fats, transport fatty acids and fat-soluble
vitamins.
Hepatitis A - Correct answer ✔✔ Transmitted fecal-orally.
Hepatitis B - Correct answer ✔✔ Transmitted via blood, serum, oral, or sexual contact.
, Hepatitis C - Correct answer ✔✔ Transmitted via blood, bodily secretions, common in IV drug
use.
Diagnostic labs for malnutrition - Correct answer ✔✔ Include CMP, electrolytes, albumin,
prealbumin, and physical exam.
Adipose tissue - Correct answer ✔✔ Endocrine organ secreting adipokines like leptin for
appetite control.
Leptin - Correct answer ✔✔ Hormone signaling sufficient calorie storage to the brain.
Hypothalamic hormones - Correct answer ✔✔ Released by pituitary glands, impacting various
bodily functions.
Type 1 Diabetes - Correct answer ✔✔ Pancreatic B-cell inability to produce insulin, leading to
specific symptoms.
Type 2 Diabetes - Correct answer ✔✔ Involves insulin resistance, obesity, and lifestyle factors.
DKA - Correct answer ✔✔ Manifests with specific clinical signs like fruity breath and polyuria.
Cushing syndrome - Correct answer ✔✔ Characterized by specific physical features and
psychiatric symptoms.
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state - Correct answer ✔✔ Caused by insulin deficiency, severe
dehydration, and high blood glucose.
Microvascular complications of diabetes - Correct answer ✔✔ Include retinopathy,
nephropathy, and neuropathy.
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Gut microflora - Correct answer ✔✔ Metabolic activities salvaging energy and nutrients, trophic
effects on intestinal cells, and protection from pathogens.
Colonic microflora - Correct answer ✔✔ Ferments dietary residue, synthesizes vitamin K, and
absorbs calcium, magnesium, and iron.
Vitamin K - Correct answer ✔✔ Synthesized by colonic flora, crucial for clotting.
Celiac disease - Correct answer ✔✔ Requires gluten-free diet, avoiding wheat, barley, and rye.
NSAIDs - Correct answer ✔✔ Medications impacting gastric mucosa, increasing GI bleeding risk.
Bilirubin elimination - Correct answer ✔✔ Excreted in urine and stool.
Bile production - Correct answer ✔✔ Produced by the liver, stored in gallbladder, aids in fat
emulsification.
Bile function - Correct answer ✔✔ Bile salts emulsify fats, transport fatty acids and fat-soluble
vitamins.
Hepatitis A - Correct answer ✔✔ Transmitted fecal-orally.
Hepatitis B - Correct answer ✔✔ Transmitted via blood, serum, oral, or sexual contact.
, Hepatitis C - Correct answer ✔✔ Transmitted via blood, bodily secretions, common in IV drug
use.
Diagnostic labs for malnutrition - Correct answer ✔✔ Include CMP, electrolytes, albumin,
prealbumin, and physical exam.
Adipose tissue - Correct answer ✔✔ Endocrine organ secreting adipokines like leptin for
appetite control.
Leptin - Correct answer ✔✔ Hormone signaling sufficient calorie storage to the brain.
Hypothalamic hormones - Correct answer ✔✔ Released by pituitary glands, impacting various
bodily functions.
Type 1 Diabetes - Correct answer ✔✔ Pancreatic B-cell inability to produce insulin, leading to
specific symptoms.
Type 2 Diabetes - Correct answer ✔✔ Involves insulin resistance, obesity, and lifestyle factors.
DKA - Correct answer ✔✔ Manifests with specific clinical signs like fruity breath and polyuria.
Cushing syndrome - Correct answer ✔✔ Characterized by specific physical features and
psychiatric symptoms.
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state - Correct answer ✔✔ Caused by insulin deficiency, severe
dehydration, and high blood glucose.
Microvascular complications of diabetes - Correct answer ✔✔ Include retinopathy,
nephropathy, and neuropathy.
