CFRN Practice Test questions and
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B. Spleen - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in
the abdominal cavity?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Kidneys
B. Kehr's sign - correct answer ✔✔ Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant
along with right shoulder pain as blood accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the
right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Kehr's sign
C. Vagal's sign
D. Hobb's sign
B. Diaphragm - correct answer ✔✔ The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4,
and 5 controls the _______.
,A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas
D. Liver - correct answer ✔✔ The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver
C. Cirrhosis - correct answer ✔✔ A root cause of esophageal varices is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers
B. Diverticulosis - correct answer ✔✔ The most common cause of lower GI bleeding is:
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Diverticulosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia
B. Melena - correct answer ✔✔ The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Crohn's disease
A. Gallstones - correct answer ✔✔ The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Tumors
C. Albumin - correct answer ✔✔ Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary
edema in the patient with liver failure is a result of a decreased production of:
A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate amniotransferase
C. Albumin
, D. Creatinine
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - correct answer ✔✔ Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly
caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity
B. Cricoid ring - correct answer ✔✔ In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid
C. Be palpated below the costal margin - correct answer ✔✔ In a child, it may be normal for the
liver and spleen to:
A. Be enlarged
B. Bleed easily
C. Be palpated below the costal margin
D. Push up against the diaphragm, causing decreased vital capacity
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B. Spleen - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is the MOST commonly injured organ in
the abdominal cavity?
A. Pancreas
B. Spleen
C. Liver
D. Kidneys
B. Kehr's sign - correct answer ✔✔ Liver injuries will cause pain in the right upper quadrant
along with right shoulder pain as blood accumulates around the diaphragm. The pain in the
right shoulder is called:
A. Gourd's sign
B. Kehr's sign
C. Vagal's sign
D. Hobb's sign
B. Diaphragm - correct answer ✔✔ The phrenic nerve that arises from cervical vertebrae 3, 4,
and 5 controls the _______.
,A. Liver
B. Diaphragm
C. Stomach
D. Pancreas
D. Liver - correct answer ✔✔ The _______ is the largest solid organ in the human body.
A. Brain
B. Pancreas
C. Spleen
D. Liver
C. Cirrhosis - correct answer ✔✔ A root cause of esophageal varices is/are:
A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
B. Reactive gastritis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Peptic ulcers
B. Diverticulosis - correct answer ✔✔ The most common cause of lower GI bleeding is:
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Diverticulosis
,C. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
D. Angiodysplasia
B. Melena - correct answer ✔✔ The appearance of dark, tarry blood in the stool is known as:
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Hematochezia
D. Crohn's disease
A. Gallstones - correct answer ✔✔ The most common cause of pancreatitis is:
A. Gallstones
B. Alcohol abuse
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Tumors
C. Albumin - correct answer ✔✔ Development of peripheral edema, ascites, and pulmonary
edema in the patient with liver failure is a result of a decreased production of:
A. Bilirubin
B. Aspartate amniotransferase
C. Albumin
, D. Creatinine
D. Acetaminophen toxicity - correct answer ✔✔ Fulminant hepatic failure is most commonly
caused by:
A. Alcohol abuse
B. Idiosyncratic drug reactions
C. Hepatitis
D. Acetaminophen toxicity
B. Cricoid ring - correct answer ✔✔ In young children, the narrowest part of the trachea is the:
A. Vallecula
B. Cricoid ring
C. Epiglottis
D. Hyoid
C. Be palpated below the costal margin - correct answer ✔✔ In a child, it may be normal for the
liver and spleen to:
A. Be enlarged
B. Bleed easily
C. Be palpated below the costal margin
D. Push up against the diaphragm, causing decreased vital capacity
