: Upper GI Problems TEST BANK QUESTIONS and Answers All Verified 2026

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46: Upper GI Problems TEST BANK QUESTIONS and Answers All Verified 2026

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hange-of-shiftBreport,BwhichBpatientBwouldBtheBnurseBassessBfirst?

a.BAB42-yr-oldBpatientBwhoBhasBacuteBgastritisBandBongoingBepigastricBpain

b.BAB70-yr-oldBpatientBwithBaBhiatalBherniaBwhoBexperiencesBfrequentBheartburn

,c.BAB60-yr-
oldBpatientBwithBnauseaBandBvomitingBwhoBisBlethargicBwithBdryBmucosaBd.BAB53-yr-
oldBpatientBwhoBhasBdumpingBsyndromeBafterBaBrecentBpartialBgastrectomyB-
BAnswerBANS:BC

ABpatientBwithBnauseaBandBvomitingBwhoBisBlethargicBwithBdryBmucosaBisBatBhighBri
skBforBproblemsBsuchBasBaspiration,Bdehydration,BandBfluidBandBelectrolyteBdisturbanc
es.BTheBotherBpatientsBwillBalsoBneedBtoBbeBassessed,BbutBtheBinformationBaboutBth
emBindicatesBsymptomsBthatBareBtypicalBforBtheirBdiagnosesBandBareBnotBlifeBthreate
ning.



2.BWhichBitemBwouldBtheBnurseBofferBtoBtheBpatientBrestartingBoralBintakeBafterBbei
ngBNPOBdueBtoBnauseaBandBvomiting?

a.BGlassBofBorangeBjuice

b.BDishBofBlemonBgelatin

c.BCupBofBcoffeeBwithBcream

d.BBowlBofBhotBchickenBbrothB-BAnswerBANS:BB

ClearBcoolBliquidsBareBusuallyBtheBfirstBfoodsBstartedBafterBaBpatientBhasBbeenBnause
ated.BAcidicBfoodsBsuchBasBorangeBjuice,BveryBhotBfoods,BandBcoffeeBareBpoorlyBtoler
atedBwhenBpatientsBhaveBbeenBnauseated.



3.BABwomanBreceivingBchemotherapyBforBbreastBcancerBdevelopsBaBCandidaBalbicansB
oralBinfection.BWhichBinterventionBwouldBtheBnurseBanticipate?

a.BNystatinBtablets

b.BAntiviralBagents

c.BReferralBtoBaBdentist

d.BHydrogenBperoxideBrinsesB-BAnswerBANS:BA

C.BalbicansBinfectionsBareBtreatedBwithBanBantifungalBsuchBasBnystatin.BPeroxideBrinse
sBwouldBbeBpainful.BOralBsaltwaterBrinsesBmayBbeBusedBbutBwillBnotBcureBtheBinfecti
on.BAntiviralBagentsBareBusedBforBviralBinfectionsBsuchBasBherpesBsimplex.BReferralBto
BaBdentistBisBindicatedBforBgingivitisBbutBnotBforBCandidaBinfection.



4.BWhichBfindingBinBtheBmouthBofBaBpatientBwhoBusesBsmokelessBtobaccoBisBsuggest
iveBofBoralBcancer?

, a.BBleedingBduringBtoothBbrushing

b.BPainfulBblistersBatBtheBlipBborder

c.BRedBpatchesBonBtheBbuccalBmucosa

d.BCurdlikeBplaquesBonBtheBposteriorBtongueB-BAnswerBANS:BC

ABred,BvelvetyBpatchBsuggestsBerythroplasia,BwhichBhasBaBhighBincidenceB(>50%)BofBp
rogressionBtoBsquamousBcellBcarcinoma.BTheBotherBlesionsBareBsuggestiveBofBacuteBp
rocessesB(e.g.,Bgingivitis,BoralBcandidiasis,BherpesBsimplex).



5.BWhichBinformationBwillBtheBnurseBincludeBwhenBteachingBadultsBtoBdecreaseBtheBr
iskBforBcancersBofBtheBtongueBandBbuccalBmucosa?

a.BUseBsunscreenBevenBonBcloudyBdays.

b.BAvoidBcigarettesBandBsmokelessBtobacco.

c.BCompleteBantibioticBcoursesBusedBtoBtreatBthroatBinfections.

d.BUseBantiviralsBtoBtreatBherpesBsimplexBvirusB(HSV)Binfections.B-BAnswerBANS:BB

TobaccoBuseBgreatlyBincreasesBtheBriskBforBoralBcancer.BAcuteBthroatBinfectionsBdoBno
tBincreaseBtheBriskBforBoralBcancer,BalthoughBchronicBirritationBofBtheBoralBmucosaBd
oesBincreaseBrisk.BSunBexposureBdoesBnotBincreaseBtheBriskBforBcancersBofBtheBbucca
lBmucosa,BalthoughBitBincreasesBriskBforBcancerBofBtheBlip.BHumanBpapillomavirusB(H
PV)BinfectionBisBassociatedBwithBanBincreasedBrisk,BbutBHSVBinfectionBisBnotBaBriskBf
actorBforBoralBcancer.



6.BABpatientBwhoBhasBgastroesophagealBrefluxBdiseaseB(GERD)BisBexperiencingBincreas
ingBdiscomfort.BWhichBpatientBstatementBtoBtheBnurseBindicatesBaBneedBforBadditiona
lBteachingBaboutBGERD?

a.B"IBquitBsmokingByearsBago,BbutBIBchewBgum."

b.B"IBeatBsmallBmealsBandBhaveBaBbedtimeBsnack."

c.B"IBtakeBantacidsBbetweenBmealsBandBatBbedtimeBeachBnight."

d.B"IBsleepBwithBtheBheadBofBtheBbedBelevatedBonB4-inchBblocks."B-BAnswerBANS:BB

GERDBisBexacerbatedBbyBeatingBlateBatBnight,BandBtheBnurseBwouldBplanBtoBteachBth
eBpatientBtoBavoidBeatingBwithinB3BhoursBofBbedtime.BSmokingBcessation,BtakingBant
acids,BandBelevatingBtheBheadBofBtheBbedBareBappropriateBactionsBtoBcontrolBsympto
msBofBGERD.