Nr 507 Alterations in the Gastrointestinal
System Edapt Questions and Answers 2025
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsymptomsAareAconsideredAatypicalAforAGERD?
Belching
ChestApain
Bloating
NauseaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ChestApain
ChestApainAisAatypicalAforAclassicAGERD.
AA50-year-
oldAisAdiagnosedAwithAgastroesophagealArefluxAdisease.AThisAconditionAisAcausedAby:
ReverseAperistalsisAofAtheAstomach.
SympatheticAnerveAstimulation.
FibrosisAofAtheAlowerAthirdAofAtheAesophagus.
LossAofAmuscleAtoneAatAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
LossAofAmuscleAtoneAatAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter.
TheAdiseaseAisAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAmuscleAtoneAatAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsymptomsAareAtypicalAGERDAsymptoms?
HeartAburnAandAregurgitation
CoughAandAhoarseness
ChestApainAandAglobusA(lumpAinAtheAthroat)
EpigastricApainAandAbelchingA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-HeartAburnAandAregurgitation
___________AisAaAriskAfactorAforAtheAdevelopmentAofAGERD.
Obesity
TakingAbetaAblockers
InguinalAhernia
AsthmaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Obesity
ObesityAisAtheAonlyAchoiceAlistedAthatAisAaAriskAfactorAtoAdevelopingAGERD.AObesityAexertsA
pressureAonAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincterAwhichAcausesAtheAup-
flowAofAacidAfromAtheAstomachAintoAtheAesophagus.
TheAbacteriaAthatAisAassociatedAwithAGERDAis:
Pseudomonas
StaphAaureus
H.Apylori
E.AColiA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-H.Apylori
, TypicalAassociatedAGERDAsymptoms:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-HeartAburn
RegurgitationA(reflux)
AtypicalAassociatedAGERDAsymptoms:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ChestApain
Hoarseness
Cough
Asthma
GlobusA(lumpAinAthroat)
AssociatedAGERDAsymptoms:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Dyspepsia
EpigastricApain
Bloating
Belching
Nausea
ComplicationsAofAH.ApyloriAinclude:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
dyspepsiaAandAadenocarcinoma.
WithAGERDAtheApatientAwillAreport:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
burningAorArefluxAthatAoccursA30-
90AminutesAfollowingAaAmeal;AtheAsymptomsAareAworseAinAaArecliningAposition,AbutAsympto
msAimproveAwithAsittingAorAstandingAorAwhenAanAantacidAisAtaken.ASourAtaste,AlumpAinAtheAt
hroat,Acough,Ahoarseness,AworseningAasthmaAepisodes,AepigastricApainAandAchestApainA
mayAalsoAbeAreported.
WarningAsignsAforAGERD:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-SymptomsAoverAtheAageAofA50
Dysphagia
OdynophagiaA(painAonAswallowing)
N/V
WeightAloss
Melena
EarlyAsatiety
DuringAcollectionAofAtheAsocial,AdietAandAmedicationAhistory,AtheANPAshouldAexploreAif:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theApatientAsmokesAorAdrinksAalcohol,AingestsAfoodsAthatAtriggersArefluxA(i.e.ApeppermintAa
ndAchocolate)AorAtakesAmedicationsAwhichAmayAbeApredisposeAtheApatientAtoAGERDAbyArel
axingAtheALESAallowingAforAtheArefluxAofAacid.
TheseAtestsArequireAaAreferralAtoAaAgastroenterologistAandAmayAbeAusedAtoAestablishAtheAd
iagnosis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-UpperAGIAseries
Endoscopy
EsophagealAmanometry
EsophagealApH
GERDATreatmentAGoals:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-EliminatingAsymptoms
HealingAesophagitis
PreventingAtheArelapseAorAdevelopmentAofAcomplications
DecreasingAtheAamountAofAacidAthatArefluxesAfromAtheAstomachAbackAtoAtheAesophagus
ManagementAofAGERD:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
lifestyleAmodifications,AoverAtheAcounterAantacidsAorAprescriptionAmedication.AProton-
pumpAinhibitorsA(PPI)AareAtheAgoldAstandardAforAtreatingAGERDAwhenAit'sArequired.AAllAPPI
sAareAconsideredAeffectiveAforAtreatingAreflux.ATheANPAmustAbeAmindfulAofAtheAdosageAand
AlengthAofAtherapyArecommendationsAwhenAprescribingAaAPPIAasAwellAasAeachApatient'sAse
System Edapt Questions and Answers 2025
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsymptomsAareAconsideredAatypicalAforAGERD?
Belching
ChestApain
Bloating
NauseaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ChestApain
ChestApainAisAatypicalAforAclassicAGERD.
AA50-year-
oldAisAdiagnosedAwithAgastroesophagealArefluxAdisease.AThisAconditionAisAcausedAby:
ReverseAperistalsisAofAtheAstomach.
SympatheticAnerveAstimulation.
FibrosisAofAtheAlowerAthirdAofAtheAesophagus.
LossAofAmuscleAtoneAatAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
LossAofAmuscleAtoneAatAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter.
TheAdiseaseAisAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAmuscleAtoneAatAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincter.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsymptomsAareAtypicalAGERDAsymptoms?
HeartAburnAandAregurgitation
CoughAandAhoarseness
ChestApainAandAglobusA(lumpAinAtheAthroat)
EpigastricApainAandAbelchingA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-HeartAburnAandAregurgitation
___________AisAaAriskAfactorAforAtheAdevelopmentAofAGERD.
Obesity
TakingAbetaAblockers
InguinalAhernia
AsthmaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Obesity
ObesityAisAtheAonlyAchoiceAlistedAthatAisAaAriskAfactorAtoAdevelopingAGERD.AObesityAexertsA
pressureAonAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincterAwhichAcausesAtheAup-
flowAofAacidAfromAtheAstomachAintoAtheAesophagus.
TheAbacteriaAthatAisAassociatedAwithAGERDAis:
Pseudomonas
StaphAaureus
H.Apylori
E.AColiA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-H.Apylori
, TypicalAassociatedAGERDAsymptoms:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-HeartAburn
RegurgitationA(reflux)
AtypicalAassociatedAGERDAsymptoms:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ChestApain
Hoarseness
Cough
Asthma
GlobusA(lumpAinAthroat)
AssociatedAGERDAsymptoms:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Dyspepsia
EpigastricApain
Bloating
Belching
Nausea
ComplicationsAofAH.ApyloriAinclude:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
dyspepsiaAandAadenocarcinoma.
WithAGERDAtheApatientAwillAreport:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
burningAorArefluxAthatAoccursA30-
90AminutesAfollowingAaAmeal;AtheAsymptomsAareAworseAinAaArecliningAposition,AbutAsympto
msAimproveAwithAsittingAorAstandingAorAwhenAanAantacidAisAtaken.ASourAtaste,AlumpAinAtheAt
hroat,Acough,Ahoarseness,AworseningAasthmaAepisodes,AepigastricApainAandAchestApainA
mayAalsoAbeAreported.
WarningAsignsAforAGERD:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-SymptomsAoverAtheAageAofA50
Dysphagia
OdynophagiaA(painAonAswallowing)
N/V
WeightAloss
Melena
EarlyAsatiety
DuringAcollectionAofAtheAsocial,AdietAandAmedicationAhistory,AtheANPAshouldAexploreAif:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theApatientAsmokesAorAdrinksAalcohol,AingestsAfoodsAthatAtriggersArefluxA(i.e.ApeppermintAa
ndAchocolate)AorAtakesAmedicationsAwhichAmayAbeApredisposeAtheApatientAtoAGERDAbyArel
axingAtheALESAallowingAforAtheArefluxAofAacid.
TheseAtestsArequireAaAreferralAtoAaAgastroenterologistAandAmayAbeAusedAtoAestablishAtheAd
iagnosis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-UpperAGIAseries
Endoscopy
EsophagealAmanometry
EsophagealApH
GERDATreatmentAGoals:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-EliminatingAsymptoms
HealingAesophagitis
PreventingAtheArelapseAorAdevelopmentAofAcomplications
DecreasingAtheAamountAofAacidAthatArefluxesAfromAtheAstomachAbackAtoAtheAesophagus
ManagementAofAGERD:A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
lifestyleAmodifications,AoverAtheAcounterAantacidsAorAprescriptionAmedication.AProton-
pumpAinhibitorsA(PPI)AareAtheAgoldAstandardAforAtreatingAGERDAwhenAit'sArequired.AAllAPPI
sAareAconsideredAeffectiveAforAtreatingAreflux.ATheANPAmustAbeAmindfulAofAtheAdosageAand
AlengthAofAtherapyArecommendationsAwhenAprescribingAaAPPIAasAwellAasAeachApatient'sAse