NURS 316 LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the term for fatty, greasy diarrhea? - ✔✔Steatorrhea
✔✔What term describes black, tarry stool? - ✔✔Melena
✔✔What term describes bright red blood in stool? - ✔✔Frank blood
✔✔What is the most common cause of constipation? - ✔✔Low fiber
✔✔What GI structure is damaged in bulimia due to vomiting? - ✔✔Esophagus
✔✔What is the term for difficulty swallowing? - ✔✔Dysphagia
✔✔Which disorder involves failure of the LES to relax? - ✔✔Achalasia
✔✔Which type of hernia is most common? - ✔✔Sliding hernia
✔✔What is the hallmark symptom of a hiatal hernia? - ✔✔Heartburn
✔✔What condition results from backward flow of stomach acid? - ✔✔GERD
✔✔What causes dumping syndrome? - ✔✔Rapid emptying
✔✔Why does dumping syndrome cause hypotension? - ✔✔Fluid shift
✔✔What is the key sign of pyloric stenosis in infants? - ✔✔Projectile vomiting
✔✔How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - ✔✔Fecal-oral
✔✔How is Hepatitis B primarily transmitted? - ✔✔Bloodborne
✔✔How is Hepatitis C primarily transmitted? - ✔✔Blood transfusion
✔✔What is the body's main defense against hepatitis viruses? - ✔✔Antibodies
✔✔What characterizes end-stage cirrhosis? - ✔✔Fibrotic liver
✔✔Which cirrhosis complication can cause fatal bleeding? - ✔✔Varices
✔✔What symptom marks the icteric stage of hepatitis? - ✔✔Jaundice
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the term for fatty, greasy diarrhea? - ✔✔Steatorrhea
✔✔What term describes black, tarry stool? - ✔✔Melena
✔✔What term describes bright red blood in stool? - ✔✔Frank blood
✔✔What is the most common cause of constipation? - ✔✔Low fiber
✔✔What GI structure is damaged in bulimia due to vomiting? - ✔✔Esophagus
✔✔What is the term for difficulty swallowing? - ✔✔Dysphagia
✔✔Which disorder involves failure of the LES to relax? - ✔✔Achalasia
✔✔Which type of hernia is most common? - ✔✔Sliding hernia
✔✔What is the hallmark symptom of a hiatal hernia? - ✔✔Heartburn
✔✔What condition results from backward flow of stomach acid? - ✔✔GERD
✔✔What causes dumping syndrome? - ✔✔Rapid emptying
✔✔Why does dumping syndrome cause hypotension? - ✔✔Fluid shift
✔✔What is the key sign of pyloric stenosis in infants? - ✔✔Projectile vomiting
✔✔How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - ✔✔Fecal-oral
✔✔How is Hepatitis B primarily transmitted? - ✔✔Bloodborne
✔✔How is Hepatitis C primarily transmitted? - ✔✔Blood transfusion
✔✔What is the body's main defense against hepatitis viruses? - ✔✔Antibodies
✔✔What characterizes end-stage cirrhosis? - ✔✔Fibrotic liver
✔✔Which cirrhosis complication can cause fatal bleeding? - ✔✔Varices
✔✔What symptom marks the icteric stage of hepatitis? - ✔✔Jaundice
