NR 576 Practice Exam with Accurate Answers
Nausea - ✔✔Unpleasant stomach sensation, may lead to diaphoresis, increased salivation, and
vasovagal signs of hypotension/bradycardia.
Vomiting - ✔✔Forceful expulsion of gastric contents, may lead to dehydration, electrolyte
imbalances, diaphoresis, increased salivation, and vasovagal signs of hypotension/bradycardia.
Diarrhea - ✔✔Increase in frequency, volume, or fluid content with bowel movements, may be
osmotic, secretory, result from morphological changes, or altered intestinal motility.
Viral Gastroenteritis - ✔✔Inflammation of the stomach & intestine, suspected in patients with
vomiting, N/V, diarrhea, fever, abd pain/cramping, fatigue, anorexia, malaise, rectal burning,
hematochezia, tenesmus.
Pepto Bismol - ✔✔Used for acute diarrhea, not as effective as Loperamide.
Imodium (Loperamide) - ✔✔Drug of choice for afebrile, non-dysentery cases of acute diarrhea.
Lomotil (Diphenoxylate w/ Atropine) - ✔✔Used for acute diarrhea, RX only, has central opiate
effects, overdose possible.
Bacterial Gastroenteritis - ✔✔Inflammation of the stomach & intestine, can be acute or
chronic, caused by examples like Bacillus Cereus, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium Botulinum.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - ✔✔Backflow of stomach or duodenal contents into
esophagus without associated retching & vomiting, may lead to hiatal hernia, erosions with
bleeding, Barrett's esophagus, delayed gastric emptying, dysphagia, heartburn, regurgitation,
water brash, sour taste in the mouth, substernal or retrosternal pain.
Nausea - ✔✔Unpleasant stomach sensation, may lead to diaphoresis, increased salivation, and
vasovagal signs of hypotension/bradycardia.
Vomiting - ✔✔Forceful expulsion of gastric contents, may lead to dehydration, electrolyte
imbalances, diaphoresis, increased salivation, and vasovagal signs of hypotension/bradycardia.
Diarrhea - ✔✔Increase in frequency, volume, or fluid content with bowel movements, may be
osmotic, secretory, result from morphological changes, or altered intestinal motility.
Viral Gastroenteritis - ✔✔Inflammation of the stomach & intestine, suspected in patients with
vomiting, N/V, diarrhea, fever, abd pain/cramping, fatigue, anorexia, malaise, rectal burning,
hematochezia, tenesmus.
Pepto Bismol - ✔✔Used for acute diarrhea, not as effective as Loperamide.
Imodium (Loperamide) - ✔✔Drug of choice for afebrile, non-dysentery cases of acute diarrhea.
Lomotil (Diphenoxylate w/ Atropine) - ✔✔Used for acute diarrhea, RX only, has central opiate
effects, overdose possible.
Bacterial Gastroenteritis - ✔✔Inflammation of the stomach & intestine, can be acute or
chronic, caused by examples like Bacillus Cereus, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium Botulinum.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - ✔✔Backflow of stomach or duodenal contents into
esophagus without associated retching & vomiting, may lead to hiatal hernia, erosions with
bleeding, Barrett's esophagus, delayed gastric emptying, dysphagia, heartburn, regurgitation,
water brash, sour taste in the mouth, substernal or retrosternal pain.
