Midterm Review exam
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Marcie just returned from Central America with traveler's
diarrhea. Which is the best treatment?
1.
Metronidazole (Flagyl).
2.
Supportive care.
3.
Quinolone antibiotics.
4.
Gastric lavage. - ANSWERS>>>>>Supportive care.
Rose, a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD), has many other concurrent conditions. In
teaching Rose about medications to avoid, what do you
recommend she refrain from using?
1.
Antibiotics.
2.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
,3.
Oral contraceptives.
4.
Antifungals. - ANSWERS>>>>>Nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Lucy, age 49, has pain in both the left and right lower
quadrants. What might you suspect?
1.
A gastric ulcer.
2.
Gastritis.
3.
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
4.
Pancreatitis. - ANSWERS>>>>>Pelvic inflammatory
disease.
Rose has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). You
know she misunderstands your teaching when she tells
you she will:
1.
Avoid coffee, alcohol, chocolate, peppermint, and spicy
foods.
2.
Eat smaller meals.
3.
,Have a snack before retiring so that the esophagus and
stomach are not empty at bedtime.
4.
Stop smoking. - ANSWERS>>>>>Have a snack before
retiring so that the esophagus and stomach are not
empty at bedtime.
Marty, age 52, notices a bulge in his midline every time
he rises from bed in the morning. You tell him that it is a
ventral hernia, also known as an:
1.
Inguinal hernia.
2.
Epigastric hernia.
3.
Umbilical hernia.
4.
Incisional hernia. - ANSWERS>>>>>Epigastric hernia.
Nausea is difficult to discern in a young child. What
question might you ask to determine if a child has
nausea?
1. "Are you sick to your tummy?"
2. "Are you hungry?"
3. "Are you eating the way you normally eat?"
4. "Are you nauseous?" - ANSWERS>>>>>"Are you
hungry?"
, Zena just had a hemorrhoidectomy. You know she has
not understood your teaching when she tells you she will:
1. Take a sitz bath after each bowel movement for 1 to 2
weeks after surgery.
2. Drink at least 2000 mL of fluids per day.
3. Decrease her dietary fiber for 1 month.
4. Take stool softeners as prescribed. -
ANSWERS>>>>>Decrease her dietary fiber for 1 month.
Susan, age 59, has no specific complaints when she
comes in for her annual examination. She does, however,
have type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), slight hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and central obesity. How would you
diagnose her?
1. As a healthy adult with several problems.
2. As having a glycemic event.
3. As having metabolic syndrome.
4. As having multiple organ dysfunction. -
ANSWERS>>>>>As having metabolic syndrome.
Simon, age 72, states that he is worried because he has a
bowel movement only every third day. You respond:
1. "You should have two to three stools per day."
2. "You should defecate once a day."
3. "You should have at least three stools per week."
4. "There is no such thing as a 'normal' pattern of
defecation." - ANSWERS>>>>>"There is no such thing
as a 'normal' pattern of defecation."