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NUR676 EXAM 3 UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | ASSURED
SUCCESS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
**1.** What is the most common GI complaint in primary care?
A. Diarrhea
B. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
C. Heartburn
D. Stomach ulcers
**Answer: B. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)**
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**2.** IBS is most common in:
A. Pregnant women
B. Young adults, but can affect all ages
C. Older adults
D. Children only
**Answer: B. Young adults, but can affect all ages**
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**3.** IBS is considered a:
A. Gut-brain disorder
B. Digestive cancer
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C. Bacterial infection
D. Stomach disease
**Answer: A. Gut-brain disorder**
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**4.** Which of the following is a characteristic of IBS?
A. Abdominal pain with fever
B. Abdominal pain plus altered bowel habits
C. Only diarrhea
D. Weight loss and vomiting
**Answer: B. Abdominal pain plus altered bowel habits**
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**5.** Which of the following can affect GI motility in IBS?
A. Sleeping too much
B. Stress, anxiety, drugs, anger
C. Not drinking enough water
D. Eating large meals
**Answer: B. Stress, anxiety, drugs, anger**
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**6.** Common symptoms of IBS include:
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A. Severe weight loss
B. Chronic abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence, and bowel habit changes
C. Constant diarrhea
D. Constipation only
**Answer: B. Chronic abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence, and bowel habit changes**
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**7.** What is needed to differentiate IBS from other conditions?
A. Only diarrhea
B. No abdominal pain
C. Abdominal pain must be present
D. No change in bowel habits
**Answer: C. Abdominal pain must be present**
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**8.** Characteristics of IBS abdominal pain include:
A. Radiating pain, constant
B. Pain after meals only
C. Non-radiating, intermittent, crampy, usually in the lower left quadrant
D. Severe, continuous pain
**Answer: C. Non-radiating, intermittent, crampy, usually in the lower left quadrant**
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**9.** IBS symptoms usually occur after:
A. Eating small meals
B. Going for a walk
C. Consuming large meals or alcohol
D. Drinking water
**Answer: C. Consuming large meals or alcohol**
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**10.** IBS is NOT diagnosed if:
A. There are nocturnal symptoms, weight loss, GI bleeding, or anemia
B. The patient avoids certain foods
C. The patient has occasional bloating
D. Abdominal pain is absent
**Answer: A. There are nocturnal symptoms, weight loss, GI bleeding, or anemia**
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**11.** During a physical exam for IBS, which of the following might be found?
A. Large masses in the stomach
B. No abnormalities
C. Abdominal tenderness, palpable sigmoid colon
D. Decreased bowel sounds
**Answer: C. Abdominal tenderness, palpable sigmoid colon**
NUR676 EXAM 3 UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | ASSURED
SUCCESS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
**1.** What is the most common GI complaint in primary care?
A. Diarrhea
B. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
C. Heartburn
D. Stomach ulcers
**Answer: B. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)**
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**2.** IBS is most common in:
A. Pregnant women
B. Young adults, but can affect all ages
C. Older adults
D. Children only
**Answer: B. Young adults, but can affect all ages**
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**3.** IBS is considered a:
A. Gut-brain disorder
B. Digestive cancer
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C. Bacterial infection
D. Stomach disease
**Answer: A. Gut-brain disorder**
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**4.** Which of the following is a characteristic of IBS?
A. Abdominal pain with fever
B. Abdominal pain plus altered bowel habits
C. Only diarrhea
D. Weight loss and vomiting
**Answer: B. Abdominal pain plus altered bowel habits**
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**5.** Which of the following can affect GI motility in IBS?
A. Sleeping too much
B. Stress, anxiety, drugs, anger
C. Not drinking enough water
D. Eating large meals
**Answer: B. Stress, anxiety, drugs, anger**
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**6.** Common symptoms of IBS include:
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A. Severe weight loss
B. Chronic abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence, and bowel habit changes
C. Constant diarrhea
D. Constipation only
**Answer: B. Chronic abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence, and bowel habit changes**
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**7.** What is needed to differentiate IBS from other conditions?
A. Only diarrhea
B. No abdominal pain
C. Abdominal pain must be present
D. No change in bowel habits
**Answer: C. Abdominal pain must be present**
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**8.** Characteristics of IBS abdominal pain include:
A. Radiating pain, constant
B. Pain after meals only
C. Non-radiating, intermittent, crampy, usually in the lower left quadrant
D. Severe, continuous pain
**Answer: C. Non-radiating, intermittent, crampy, usually in the lower left quadrant**
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**9.** IBS symptoms usually occur after:
A. Eating small meals
B. Going for a walk
C. Consuming large meals or alcohol
D. Drinking water
**Answer: C. Consuming large meals or alcohol**
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**10.** IBS is NOT diagnosed if:
A. There are nocturnal symptoms, weight loss, GI bleeding, or anemia
B. The patient avoids certain foods
C. The patient has occasional bloating
D. Abdominal pain is absent
**Answer: A. There are nocturnal symptoms, weight loss, GI bleeding, or anemia**
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**11.** During a physical exam for IBS, which of the following might be found?
A. Large masses in the stomach
B. No abnormalities
C. Abdominal tenderness, palpable sigmoid colon
D. Decreased bowel sounds
**Answer: C. Abdominal tenderness, palpable sigmoid colon**
