NUR 207 QUIZ 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 |
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1 of 132
Term
Which GI physiologic change causes an increased risk of aspiration if
an aging person is fed in the supine position?
a. Gastric acid secretion decreases
b. Esophageal emptying is delayed
c. Salivation decreases
d. The incidence of gallstones increases
e. Liver size decreases
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a. angular cheilitis e. Liver size decreases
, b. Esophageal emptying is
c. direct, consensual
delayed
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2 of 132
Term
How would you test pupillary light reflex? (3 steps)
Helpful Questions to help you figure it out:
1) What would you do to the environment?
2) What would you have the person do to dilate their pupils?
3) What would you do with your pen light to stimulate a response?
Give this one a try later!
1) Darken the room
2) Ask the person to gaze into the distance. (This dilates the pupils.)
3) Advance a light in from the side and note the response.
May be caused by: impacted cerumen, foreign bodies, a perforated tympanic
membrane, pus or serum in the middle ear, and otosclerosis (a decrease in
mobility of the ossicles).
Consists of: Vestibular apparatus (vestibule and semicircular canals) and cochlea
Function: Holds the sensory organs for equilibrium and hearing
, a, b, d
Explanations
c. salivation decreases
d. The incidence of gallstones increases
e. Liver size decreases
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3 of 132
Term
Which GI physiologic change usually still has normal function but may
have impairment of drug metabolism, in part because blood flow?
a. Gastric acid secretion decreases
b. Esophageal emptying is delayed
c. Salivation decreases
d. The incidence of gallstones increases
e. Liver size decreases
Give this one a try later!
c. herpes simplex 1 e. Liver size decreases
b. Esophageal emptying is delayed c. direct, consensual
, Don't know?
4 of 132
Term
The Candida species as normal oral flora is present in 60% of healthy
adults. However, an overgrowth and thus candidiasis infection can
occur in clients who..? SATA
a. use a steroid inhaler or corticosteroids
b. are malnourished
c. have a genetic disposition for the infection
d. use antibiotics, have leukemia, or are immunosuppressed (such as
HIV)
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a, b, d, e b. leukoedema
a, b, d a. angular cheilitis
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1 of 132
Term
Which GI physiologic change causes an increased risk of aspiration if
an aging person is fed in the supine position?
a. Gastric acid secretion decreases
b. Esophageal emptying is delayed
c. Salivation decreases
d. The incidence of gallstones increases
e. Liver size decreases
Give this one a try later!
a. angular cheilitis e. Liver size decreases
, b. Esophageal emptying is
c. direct, consensual
delayed
Don't know?
2 of 132
Term
How would you test pupillary light reflex? (3 steps)
Helpful Questions to help you figure it out:
1) What would you do to the environment?
2) What would you have the person do to dilate their pupils?
3) What would you do with your pen light to stimulate a response?
Give this one a try later!
1) Darken the room
2) Ask the person to gaze into the distance. (This dilates the pupils.)
3) Advance a light in from the side and note the response.
May be caused by: impacted cerumen, foreign bodies, a perforated tympanic
membrane, pus or serum in the middle ear, and otosclerosis (a decrease in
mobility of the ossicles).
Consists of: Vestibular apparatus (vestibule and semicircular canals) and cochlea
Function: Holds the sensory organs for equilibrium and hearing
, a, b, d
Explanations
c. salivation decreases
d. The incidence of gallstones increases
e. Liver size decreases
Don't know?
3 of 132
Term
Which GI physiologic change usually still has normal function but may
have impairment of drug metabolism, in part because blood flow?
a. Gastric acid secretion decreases
b. Esophageal emptying is delayed
c. Salivation decreases
d. The incidence of gallstones increases
e. Liver size decreases
Give this one a try later!
c. herpes simplex 1 e. Liver size decreases
b. Esophageal emptying is delayed c. direct, consensual
, Don't know?
4 of 132
Term
The Candida species as normal oral flora is present in 60% of healthy
adults. However, an overgrowth and thus candidiasis infection can
occur in clients who..? SATA
a. use a steroid inhaler or corticosteroids
b. are malnourished
c. have a genetic disposition for the infection
d. use antibiotics, have leukemia, or are immunosuppressed (such as
HIV)
Give this one a try later!
a, b, d, e b. leukoedema
a, b, d a. angular cheilitis
Don't know?
