ATI MED SURG 1 MEDICAL SURGICAL GASTROINTESTINAL | FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED| GET A+
What should be eliminated from the diet for a patient with celiac disease? - (answer)gluten
What does a nurse do if their patient with a NG tube develops nausea? - (answer)irrigate the tube to determine if it is
patent.
If a NG tube is not patent during feeding, what will occur? - (answer)gastric pressure will not decrease and increased
pressure will cause nausea to occur
What is diverticulitis? - (answer)inflammation of the pouches that can form on intestines
What dietary changes does someone with diverticulitis need to make? - (answer)low fiber
What bowel sounds would be expected in a patient with an obstruction? - (answer)Hyperactive above the obstruction
and no bowel sounds below the obstruction
When would a patient have absent bowel sounds in all four quadrants? - (answer)paralytic ileus
When would a patient experience diarrhea while having a bowel obstruction? - (answer)in a partial obstruction
, What disease will cause a prolonged prothrombin time, increased lactate dehydrogenase levels, decreased albumin
levels, and decreased ammonia levels? - (answer)End stage liver failure
What is primary prevention? - (answer)An action that prevents the disease
What is secondary prevention? - (answer)an action the promotes the early detection of a disease
In a patient that is receiving TPN, what do the symptoms of diaphoresis, weakness, anxiety, confusion and hunger
indicate? - (answer)Hypoglycemia due to the possibility of total withdrawal of the TPN solution
What positions should a patient stay in following a meal following a gastric bypass surgery in an attempt to prevent
dumping syndrome? - (answer)supine
In a patient with acute diverticulitis, what foods should they introduce back into their diet after the inflammation has
subsided? - (answer)wheat bran, whole grain, fresh fruits and vegetables the don't contain seeds
What is a laparotomy? - (answer)surgical opening of the abdomen
What is an early manifestations of Hepatitis A? - (answer)Anorexia
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED| GET A+
What should be eliminated from the diet for a patient with celiac disease? - (answer)gluten
What does a nurse do if their patient with a NG tube develops nausea? - (answer)irrigate the tube to determine if it is
patent.
If a NG tube is not patent during feeding, what will occur? - (answer)gastric pressure will not decrease and increased
pressure will cause nausea to occur
What is diverticulitis? - (answer)inflammation of the pouches that can form on intestines
What dietary changes does someone with diverticulitis need to make? - (answer)low fiber
What bowel sounds would be expected in a patient with an obstruction? - (answer)Hyperactive above the obstruction
and no bowel sounds below the obstruction
When would a patient have absent bowel sounds in all four quadrants? - (answer)paralytic ileus
When would a patient experience diarrhea while having a bowel obstruction? - (answer)in a partial obstruction
, What disease will cause a prolonged prothrombin time, increased lactate dehydrogenase levels, decreased albumin
levels, and decreased ammonia levels? - (answer)End stage liver failure
What is primary prevention? - (answer)An action that prevents the disease
What is secondary prevention? - (answer)an action the promotes the early detection of a disease
In a patient that is receiving TPN, what do the symptoms of diaphoresis, weakness, anxiety, confusion and hunger
indicate? - (answer)Hypoglycemia due to the possibility of total withdrawal of the TPN solution
What positions should a patient stay in following a meal following a gastric bypass surgery in an attempt to prevent
dumping syndrome? - (answer)supine
In a patient with acute diverticulitis, what foods should they introduce back into their diet after the inflammation has
subsided? - (answer)wheat bran, whole grain, fresh fruits and vegetables the don't contain seeds
What is a laparotomy? - (answer)surgical opening of the abdomen
What is an early manifestations of Hepatitis A? - (answer)Anorexia
