Rasmussen Pathophysiology Exam 2 200
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Inflammation of the stomach's mucosal lining (may involve the entire stomach or a
region)
Correct Answer: Gastritis
Question 2.
_________Can be a mild, transient irritation, or it cab be a severe ulceration with
hemorrhage
Correct Answer: Acute Gastritis
Question 3.
_________ Usually develops suddenly and is likely to be accompanied by nausea and
epigastric pain
Correct Answer: Acute Gastritis
Question 4.
_________ Gastritis develops gradually.
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 5.
Gastritis can be further categorized as erosive or nonerosive
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 6.
Symptoms of: Anorexia, nausea & vomiting, postprandial discomfort, and hematemesis.
Correct Answer: Acute Gastritis
Question 7.
Symptoms of: May be asymptomatic, but usually accompanied by a dull epigastric pain
and a sensation of fullness after minimal intake.
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 8.
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually because of an infection or allergic
reaction
,Correct Answer: Gastroenteritis
Question 9.
Usually due to primary inflammatory disease such as crohns disease
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastroenteritis
Question 10.
Commonly due to direct infection such as salmonella from raw or undercooked chicken
or eggs
Correct Answer: Acute Gastroenteritis
Question 11.
Signs & Symptoms: Diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, pain, nausea, and vomiting
Correct Answer: Gastroenteritis
Question 12.
Most common cause of chronic gastritis
Correct Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Question 13.
Embeds itself in the mucous layer, activating toxins and enzymes that cause
inflammation. Genetic vulnerability and lifestyle behaviors (smoking and stress) may
increase the susceptibility
Correct Answer: Helicobacter pylori Other causes of?: Organisms transmitted
though food and water contamination, long- term use of nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, excessive alcohol use, severe stress, autoimmune
conditions, and other chronic disease -✓✓Gastritis
Question 14.
Complications of?: Peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and hemorrhage
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 15.
Manifestations of?: Include indigestion, heartburn, epigastric pain, abdominal cramping,
nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fever, and malaise. Hematemesis and dark, tarry stools can
indicate ulceration and bleeding.
Correct Answer: Gastritis
,Question 16.
Chyme periodically backs up from the stomach into the esophagus. Bile can also back
up into the esophagus.
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 17.
These gastric secretions irritate the esophageal mucosa
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 18.
Causes of?: certain foods (e.g., chocolate, caffeine, carbonated beverages, citrus fruit,
tomatoes, spicy or fatty foods, and peppermint), alcohol consumption, nicotine, hiatal
hernia, obesity, pregnancy, certain medications (e.g., corticosteroids, beta blockers,
calcium-channel blockers, and anticholinergics), nasogastric intubation, and delayed
gastric emptying
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 19.
Manifestations of?: heartburn, epigastric pain (usually after a meal or when
recombinant), dysphagia, dry cough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, regurgitation of food, and
sensation of a lump in the throat.
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 20.
Complications of?: esophagitis, strictures, ulcerations, esophageal cancer, and chronic
pulmonary disease
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 21.
Often confused with angina and may warrant ruling out cardiac disease
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 22.
Lesions affecting the lining of the stomach or duodenum
Correct Answer: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
, Question 23.
Risk factors of?: being male, advancing age, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
(NSAIDs), H. pylori infections, certain gastric tumors, and those for GERD.
Correct Answer: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
Question 24.
Vary in severity from superficial erosions to complete penetration through the GI tract
wall. Develops because of an imbalance between destructive forces and protective
mechanisms
Correct Answer: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) Types of Peptic Ulcer Disease
(PUD) -✓✓Duodenal Ulcers Gastric Ulcers Stress Ulcers
Question 25.
Most commonly associated with excessive acid or H. pylori infections. Typically present
with epigastric pain that is relieved in the presence of food
Correct Answer: Duodenal ulcers
Question 26.
Less frequent but more deadly. Typically associated with malignancy and nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs. Pain typically worsens with eating.
Correct Answer: Gastric Ulcers
Question 27.
Develop because of a major physiological stressor on the body due to local tissue
ischemia, tissue acidosis, bile salts entering the stomach, and decreased GI motility.
Correct Answer: Stress ulcers
Question 28.
Stress ulcers associated with burns
Correct Answer: Curling's ulcers
Question 29.
Stress ulcers associated with head injuries
Correct Answer: Cushing's ulcers
Question 30.
Most frequently develop in the stomach; multiple ulcers can form within hours of the
precipitating event.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Inflammation of the stomach's mucosal lining (may involve the entire stomach or a
region)
Correct Answer: Gastritis
Question 2.
_________Can be a mild, transient irritation, or it cab be a severe ulceration with
hemorrhage
Correct Answer: Acute Gastritis
Question 3.
_________ Usually develops suddenly and is likely to be accompanied by nausea and
epigastric pain
Correct Answer: Acute Gastritis
Question 4.
_________ Gastritis develops gradually.
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 5.
Gastritis can be further categorized as erosive or nonerosive
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 6.
Symptoms of: Anorexia, nausea & vomiting, postprandial discomfort, and hematemesis.
Correct Answer: Acute Gastritis
Question 7.
Symptoms of: May be asymptomatic, but usually accompanied by a dull epigastric pain
and a sensation of fullness after minimal intake.
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 8.
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually because of an infection or allergic
reaction
,Correct Answer: Gastroenteritis
Question 9.
Usually due to primary inflammatory disease such as crohns disease
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastroenteritis
Question 10.
Commonly due to direct infection such as salmonella from raw or undercooked chicken
or eggs
Correct Answer: Acute Gastroenteritis
Question 11.
Signs & Symptoms: Diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, pain, nausea, and vomiting
Correct Answer: Gastroenteritis
Question 12.
Most common cause of chronic gastritis
Correct Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Question 13.
Embeds itself in the mucous layer, activating toxins and enzymes that cause
inflammation. Genetic vulnerability and lifestyle behaviors (smoking and stress) may
increase the susceptibility
Correct Answer: Helicobacter pylori Other causes of?: Organisms transmitted
though food and water contamination, long- term use of nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, excessive alcohol use, severe stress, autoimmune
conditions, and other chronic disease -✓✓Gastritis
Question 14.
Complications of?: Peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and hemorrhage
Correct Answer: Chronic Gastritis
Question 15.
Manifestations of?: Include indigestion, heartburn, epigastric pain, abdominal cramping,
nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fever, and malaise. Hematemesis and dark, tarry stools can
indicate ulceration and bleeding.
Correct Answer: Gastritis
,Question 16.
Chyme periodically backs up from the stomach into the esophagus. Bile can also back
up into the esophagus.
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 17.
These gastric secretions irritate the esophageal mucosa
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 18.
Causes of?: certain foods (e.g., chocolate, caffeine, carbonated beverages, citrus fruit,
tomatoes, spicy or fatty foods, and peppermint), alcohol consumption, nicotine, hiatal
hernia, obesity, pregnancy, certain medications (e.g., corticosteroids, beta blockers,
calcium-channel blockers, and anticholinergics), nasogastric intubation, and delayed
gastric emptying
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 19.
Manifestations of?: heartburn, epigastric pain (usually after a meal or when
recombinant), dysphagia, dry cough, laryngitis, pharyngitis, regurgitation of food, and
sensation of a lump in the throat.
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 20.
Complications of?: esophagitis, strictures, ulcerations, esophageal cancer, and chronic
pulmonary disease
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 21.
Often confused with angina and may warrant ruling out cardiac disease
Correct Answer: GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Question 22.
Lesions affecting the lining of the stomach or duodenum
Correct Answer: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
, Question 23.
Risk factors of?: being male, advancing age, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
(NSAIDs), H. pylori infections, certain gastric tumors, and those for GERD.
Correct Answer: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
Question 24.
Vary in severity from superficial erosions to complete penetration through the GI tract
wall. Develops because of an imbalance between destructive forces and protective
mechanisms
Correct Answer: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) Types of Peptic Ulcer Disease
(PUD) -✓✓Duodenal Ulcers Gastric Ulcers Stress Ulcers
Question 25.
Most commonly associated with excessive acid or H. pylori infections. Typically present
with epigastric pain that is relieved in the presence of food
Correct Answer: Duodenal ulcers
Question 26.
Less frequent but more deadly. Typically associated with malignancy and nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs. Pain typically worsens with eating.
Correct Answer: Gastric Ulcers
Question 27.
Develop because of a major physiological stressor on the body due to local tissue
ischemia, tissue acidosis, bile salts entering the stomach, and decreased GI motility.
Correct Answer: Stress ulcers
Question 28.
Stress ulcers associated with burns
Correct Answer: Curling's ulcers
Question 29.
Stress ulcers associated with head injuries
Correct Answer: Cushing's ulcers
Question 30.
Most frequently develop in the stomach; multiple ulcers can form within hours of the
precipitating event.
