NSG 5003 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● The nurse is caring for a client who is complaining of nausea, dark
urine, and hematemesis. The client has a history of hypertension and
cirrhosis. What disorder could this client be suffering from
Answer: esophageal varices
●● In this disorder, a client will have malabsorption of nutrients, weight
loss, and episodes of diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Answer: Crohn's
●● A nurse is caring for a client with ascites and edema. A CT scan has
shown the client has splenomegaly. The nurse knows the client is
suffering from what disorder?
Answer: Portal Hypertension
●● This type of blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure exerted
by the blood when ejected from the left ventricle.
Answer: systolic
,●● which of the following are signs of right-sided heart failure?
Answer: Splenomegaly, jugular vein distension, peripheral edema
●● what are the signs of bacterial meningitis
Answer: Brudzinski and Kernig
●● Upper GI Tract
Answer: esophagus, stomach, small intestine
●● Duodenum
Answer: - completion of digestive process.
- Bile, pancreatic enzymes, chyme from stomach
●● jejunum
Answer: - absorption
- amino acids, glucose, iron, calcium, fat soluble vitamins
●● ileum
Answer: - reabsorption of vitamin B12 and return of bile acids to liver
●● esophagitis
Answer: - inflammation of esophagus.
, - irritation of squamous epithelium which is caused by vomiting/stomach
acid.
- treated with NSAIDS
●● GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Answer: - regurgitation of stomach acid into esophagus.
- esophagus epithelial cells transform to stomach - like columnar cells.
●● gastroparesis
Answer: delayed stomach emptying also a problem
●● Barrett's esophagus
Answer: precancerous change
●● Signs and symptoms of GERD
Answer: - aspiration pneumonia
- increased pain after ingestion of certain foods.
- gastroparesis
- dysphagia
- heart burn
- epigastric pain
- dyspepsia.
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL PREP
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● The nurse is caring for a client who is complaining of nausea, dark
urine, and hematemesis. The client has a history of hypertension and
cirrhosis. What disorder could this client be suffering from
Answer: esophageal varices
●● In this disorder, a client will have malabsorption of nutrients, weight
loss, and episodes of diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Answer: Crohn's
●● A nurse is caring for a client with ascites and edema. A CT scan has
shown the client has splenomegaly. The nurse knows the client is
suffering from what disorder?
Answer: Portal Hypertension
●● This type of blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure exerted
by the blood when ejected from the left ventricle.
Answer: systolic
,●● which of the following are signs of right-sided heart failure?
Answer: Splenomegaly, jugular vein distension, peripheral edema
●● what are the signs of bacterial meningitis
Answer: Brudzinski and Kernig
●● Upper GI Tract
Answer: esophagus, stomach, small intestine
●● Duodenum
Answer: - completion of digestive process.
- Bile, pancreatic enzymes, chyme from stomach
●● jejunum
Answer: - absorption
- amino acids, glucose, iron, calcium, fat soluble vitamins
●● ileum
Answer: - reabsorption of vitamin B12 and return of bile acids to liver
●● esophagitis
Answer: - inflammation of esophagus.
, - irritation of squamous epithelium which is caused by vomiting/stomach
acid.
- treated with NSAIDS
●● GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Answer: - regurgitation of stomach acid into esophagus.
- esophagus epithelial cells transform to stomach - like columnar cells.
●● gastroparesis
Answer: delayed stomach emptying also a problem
●● Barrett's esophagus
Answer: precancerous change
●● Signs and symptoms of GERD
Answer: - aspiration pneumonia
- increased pain after ingestion of certain foods.
- gastroparesis
- dysphagia
- heart burn
- epigastric pain
- dyspepsia.
