NUR200 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Where does the process of mastication occur? mouth
mouth
stomach rationale: the mechanical and chemical breakdown of
small intestine food begins in the mouth
a. pancreas
b. small intestine
c. gallbladder
Which part of this system excretes amylase necessary for d. large intestine
the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates?
answer: a
a. pancreas
b. small intestine rationale: the pancreases secretes 1,200 to 1,500 mL daily
c. gallbladder of a liquid known as pancreatic juice . the small intestine
d. large intestine has protein, carbs, and fat digestion. the gall bladder is
responsible for bile storage and concentration. the large
intestine is fluid and electrolyte reabsorption and elimina-
tion.
a. ultrasound
b. CT scan
Which diagnostic test is not used to reveal gallbladder c. HIDA scan
stones? d.ERCP
a. ultrasound
b. CT scan ANSWER: B
c. HIDA scan
d.ERCP Rationale: a ct scan is used to reveal dilation of gallbladder
and identify cysts. an ultrasound is used to identify gall-
stones
A patient is diagnosed with gallstones in the bile duct and
a. it requires a 24 hour bowel preparation
is scheduled for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancre-
b. it includes visualization of pancreatic and biliary ducts.
atography. Which topics should the nurse include with the
c. anticoagulants must be stopped prior to the procedure
pre-procedural teaching? Select all that apply.
,a. it requires a 24 hour bowel preparation
d. the pt will be NPO 8 to 12 hours priors to the study
b. it includes visualization of pancreatic and biliary ducts.
e. it includes visualization of the esophagus, stomach, and
c. anticoagulants must be stopped prior to the procedure
duodenum
d. the pt will be NPO 8 to 12 hours priors to the study
e. it includes visualization of the esophagus, stomach, and
answer: b, d
duodenum
Which food types are digested and absorbed in the small a. fats
intestine? Select all that apply. b. carbs
a. fats c. nutrients
b. carbs d. fiber
c. nutrients e. protein
d. fiber
e. protein answer: A,B, C, D, E
A. Blood filtering
Which is not an action of the liver? b. vitamin storage
A. Blood filtering c. medication metabolism
b. vitamin storage d. insulin release
c. medication metabolism
d. insulin release answer: d
rationale: insulin is released by the pancreas
a. convert bilirubin to bile
What is the liver's role in protein metabolism?
b. break down protein in the intestinal tract
a. convert bilirubin to bile
c. storage and release of glycogen
b. break down protein in the intestinal tract
d. convert ammonia to urea
c. storage and release of glycogen
d. convert ammonia to urea
answer: d
The nurse is obtaining a gastrointestinal health history. a. Oral health
What should the nurse include? Select all that apply. b. Social history
a. Oral health c. Surgical history
b. Social history d. Preventative health
c. Surgical history e. Stool changes
, d. Preventative health
e. Stool changes answer: a, b, c, d e
A patient has upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Which a. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatrography
diagnostic test will most likely be performed? b. colonscopy
a. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatrography c. esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. colonscopy d. SBFT
c. esophagogastroduodenoscopy
d. SBFT ANSWER: C
A. odynophagia
A patient with stomatitis reports pain when swallowing. b. dysphasia
How should the nurse document this in the patient's med- c. xerostomia
ical report? d. dysarthria
A. odynophagia
b. dysphasia answer: a
c. xerostomia
d. dysarthria rationale: odynophagia commonly occurs in patients with
stomatitis
Which symptom indicates the need for Nissen fundopli- a. chest pain
cation surgery? b. regurgitation
a. chest pain c. belching
b. regurgitation d. feeling of suffocation
c. belching
d. feeling of suffocation answer: d
The primary healthcare provider prescribes famotidine
a. neutralization of stomach acid
to a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which
b. increased gastric emptying
outcome can be expected?
c. decreased production of acid
a. neutralization of stomach acid
d. blocking the production of acid
b. increased gastric emptying
c. decreased production of acid
answer: c
d. blocking the production of acid
Where does the process of mastication occur? mouth
mouth
stomach rationale: the mechanical and chemical breakdown of
small intestine food begins in the mouth
a. pancreas
b. small intestine
c. gallbladder
Which part of this system excretes amylase necessary for d. large intestine
the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates?
answer: a
a. pancreas
b. small intestine rationale: the pancreases secretes 1,200 to 1,500 mL daily
c. gallbladder of a liquid known as pancreatic juice . the small intestine
d. large intestine has protein, carbs, and fat digestion. the gall bladder is
responsible for bile storage and concentration. the large
intestine is fluid and electrolyte reabsorption and elimina-
tion.
a. ultrasound
b. CT scan
Which diagnostic test is not used to reveal gallbladder c. HIDA scan
stones? d.ERCP
a. ultrasound
b. CT scan ANSWER: B
c. HIDA scan
d.ERCP Rationale: a ct scan is used to reveal dilation of gallbladder
and identify cysts. an ultrasound is used to identify gall-
stones
A patient is diagnosed with gallstones in the bile duct and
a. it requires a 24 hour bowel preparation
is scheduled for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancre-
b. it includes visualization of pancreatic and biliary ducts.
atography. Which topics should the nurse include with the
c. anticoagulants must be stopped prior to the procedure
pre-procedural teaching? Select all that apply.
,a. it requires a 24 hour bowel preparation
d. the pt will be NPO 8 to 12 hours priors to the study
b. it includes visualization of pancreatic and biliary ducts.
e. it includes visualization of the esophagus, stomach, and
c. anticoagulants must be stopped prior to the procedure
duodenum
d. the pt will be NPO 8 to 12 hours priors to the study
e. it includes visualization of the esophagus, stomach, and
answer: b, d
duodenum
Which food types are digested and absorbed in the small a. fats
intestine? Select all that apply. b. carbs
a. fats c. nutrients
b. carbs d. fiber
c. nutrients e. protein
d. fiber
e. protein answer: A,B, C, D, E
A. Blood filtering
Which is not an action of the liver? b. vitamin storage
A. Blood filtering c. medication metabolism
b. vitamin storage d. insulin release
c. medication metabolism
d. insulin release answer: d
rationale: insulin is released by the pancreas
a. convert bilirubin to bile
What is the liver's role in protein metabolism?
b. break down protein in the intestinal tract
a. convert bilirubin to bile
c. storage and release of glycogen
b. break down protein in the intestinal tract
d. convert ammonia to urea
c. storage and release of glycogen
d. convert ammonia to urea
answer: d
The nurse is obtaining a gastrointestinal health history. a. Oral health
What should the nurse include? Select all that apply. b. Social history
a. Oral health c. Surgical history
b. Social history d. Preventative health
c. Surgical history e. Stool changes
, d. Preventative health
e. Stool changes answer: a, b, c, d e
A patient has upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Which a. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatrography
diagnostic test will most likely be performed? b. colonscopy
a. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatrography c. esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. colonscopy d. SBFT
c. esophagogastroduodenoscopy
d. SBFT ANSWER: C
A. odynophagia
A patient with stomatitis reports pain when swallowing. b. dysphasia
How should the nurse document this in the patient's med- c. xerostomia
ical report? d. dysarthria
A. odynophagia
b. dysphasia answer: a
c. xerostomia
d. dysarthria rationale: odynophagia commonly occurs in patients with
stomatitis
Which symptom indicates the need for Nissen fundopli- a. chest pain
cation surgery? b. regurgitation
a. chest pain c. belching
b. regurgitation d. feeling of suffocation
c. belching
d. feeling of suffocation answer: d
The primary healthcare provider prescribes famotidine
a. neutralization of stomach acid
to a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which
b. increased gastric emptying
outcome can be expected?
c. decreased production of acid
a. neutralization of stomach acid
d. blocking the production of acid
b. increased gastric emptying
c. decreased production of acid
answer: c
d. blocking the production of acid
