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NSG6020- Gastrointestinal Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents with a poor
appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody stools with mucus and knees
drawn to the abdomen with screaming. These are clinical manifestations of:
Answer: Intussusception
Abdominal percussion is performed to assess: Answer: Density of tissues and
organs
When performing a digital rectal exam, a soft, pedunculate lesion is palpated.
This finding is most likely: Answer: A rectal polyp
Which type of hepatitis is most commonly transmitted from infected mothers
to infants at the time of birth? Answer: Hepatitis B
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stool over the past week. This
symptom could be consistent with: Answer: Cancer of the sigmoid colon
An infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. According to the principles of normal
growth and development, how much should he weigh at 12 month of age?
Answer: 24 pounds
When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair surrounded by a
halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area. This finding is most likely:
Answer: A pilonidal cyst
An enlarged liver with a firm, non-tender edge may be suggestive of Answer:
Cirrhosis
A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With flex ion of
the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is noted. This finding
elicited a positive Answer: Psoas sign
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Of the fiver percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like sound heard
over air filled structures during the abdominal examination? Answer: Tympanic
A patient was instructed to point to the location of his pain. he pointed to just
below the sternoclavicular notch which likely indicates: Answer: Esophageal
dysphasia
Bowel sounds maybe decreased in the presence of: Answer: Peritonitis
When performing a rectal exam, a purple tape bloody discharge mixed with
fecal matter is oozing from the recut,. This finding is most consistent with a:
Answer: Anorectal fistula
A feeling of constantly needing to pass stool is termed: Answer: tenesmus
Risk factors associated with Hepatitis A include all the following except:
Answer: Exposure to needle sticks
When performing an examination of the rectal area, a linear tear at the anal
opening as observed. This could be indicative of: Answer: An anal fissure
Ecchymosis of the abdominal wall is usually seen in persons with: Answer:
Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage
Which of the following symptoms are indicators of dehydration in a four-year-
old child? Answer: Thirst and urine specific gravity of 1.038
A patient presents with right upper quadrant and upper abdominal pain. Acute
cholecystitis is suspected because o=the pain radiates to the: Answer: Right
scapula area
A patient complains of severe epigastric pain that radiates to the posterior trunk
and entire abdomen. This type of pain can be suggestive of: Answer: Acute
pancreatitis
NSG6020- Gastrointestinal Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents with a poor
appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody stools with mucus and knees
drawn to the abdomen with screaming. These are clinical manifestations of:
Answer: Intussusception
Abdominal percussion is performed to assess: Answer: Density of tissues and
organs
When performing a digital rectal exam, a soft, pedunculate lesion is palpated.
This finding is most likely: Answer: A rectal polyp
Which type of hepatitis is most commonly transmitted from infected mothers
to infants at the time of birth? Answer: Hepatitis B
A patient presents with complaints of bright red stool over the past week. This
symptom could be consistent with: Answer: Cancer of the sigmoid colon
An infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. According to the principles of normal
growth and development, how much should he weigh at 12 month of age?
Answer: 24 pounds
When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair surrounded by a
halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area. This finding is most likely:
Answer: A pilonidal cyst
An enlarged liver with a firm, non-tender edge may be suggestive of Answer:
Cirrhosis
A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With flex ion of
the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is noted. This finding
elicited a positive Answer: Psoas sign
, 2
Of the fiver percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like sound heard
over air filled structures during the abdominal examination? Answer: Tympanic
A patient was instructed to point to the location of his pain. he pointed to just
below the sternoclavicular notch which likely indicates: Answer: Esophageal
dysphasia
Bowel sounds maybe decreased in the presence of: Answer: Peritonitis
When performing a rectal exam, a purple tape bloody discharge mixed with
fecal matter is oozing from the recut,. This finding is most consistent with a:
Answer: Anorectal fistula
A feeling of constantly needing to pass stool is termed: Answer: tenesmus
Risk factors associated with Hepatitis A include all the following except:
Answer: Exposure to needle sticks
When performing an examination of the rectal area, a linear tear at the anal
opening as observed. This could be indicative of: Answer: An anal fissure
Ecchymosis of the abdominal wall is usually seen in persons with: Answer:
Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage
Which of the following symptoms are indicators of dehydration in a four-year-
old child? Answer: Thirst and urine specific gravity of 1.038
A patient presents with right upper quadrant and upper abdominal pain. Acute
cholecystitis is suspected because o=the pain radiates to the: Answer: Right
scapula area
A patient complains of severe epigastric pain that radiates to the posterior trunk
and entire abdomen. This type of pain can be suggestive of: Answer: Acute
pancreatitis
