NUR612 Exam 6 questions and answers
Ghrelin - Correct answer -produced in stomach, short term satiety signaler
Waist circumference measures what? - Correct answer -visceral and peripheral fat
Waist circumference in men associated with increased health risk - Correct answer -40+ inches
Waist circumference in women associated with increased health risk - Correct answer -35+
Dysphagia - Correct answer -difficulty swallowing
Odynophagia - Correct answer -painful swallowing
Achalasia - Correct answer -failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax
cholecystokinin (CCK) - Correct answer -stimulates gallbladder, stimulates secretion of pancreatic
enzymes, slows gastric emptying
secretin - Correct answer -stimulated secretion of bicarbonate containing solution by the pancreas and
liver
gastrin - Correct answer -stimulates secretion of gastric acid and pepsinogen, increases gastric blood
flow, stimulates gastric smooth muscle contraction, stimulates growth of the gastric, small intestine, and
colon mucosa
Where is the vomiting center located? - Correct answer -medulla oblongata
, The stomach is protected by? - Correct answer -gastric mucosal barrier
IBS symptoms - Correct answer -• Persistent or recurrent (comes and goes) symptomsof abdominal
pain, cramping• Altered bowel function• Varying complaints of flatulence, bloating• Nausea and anorexia•
Constipation and/or diarrhea• Anxiety or depression
IBD symptoms - Correct answer -chrons and UC
Chrons Disease - Correct answer -- A recurrent, granulomatous(usually discontinuous lesionsare
noted with sigmoidoscopy)type of inflammatory responsethat can affect any area of thegastrointestinal
tract from themouth to the anus.- Cobblestone appearance ofintestinal mucosa- Skip lesions- Common
problems: abdominalpain, weight loss, diarrhea,fistulas, strictures, perianalabscesses.- Uncommon: rectal
bleeding,development of cancer
Ulcerative Colitis - Correct answer -- A nonspecific inflammatorycondition of the colon- Ulcerative and
exudative,primarily mucosal involvement- Common: diarrhea, rectalbleeding. Development ofcancer-
Uncommon: strictures,abscesses
C. Diff colitis - Correct answer -common HAI, broad spectrum abx predisposes pts to being
susceptible, treated with metrinazole (Flagyl)
Which is more common, TEF or EA? - Correct answer -TEF
What is the survival rate of TEF/EA if recognized early? - Correct answer -90%
hepatic portal vein - Correct answer -receives blood from the digestive tract and major abdominal
organs
hepatic veins - Correct answer -valveless veins that empty into the inferior vena cava
Ghrelin - Correct answer -produced in stomach, short term satiety signaler
Waist circumference measures what? - Correct answer -visceral and peripheral fat
Waist circumference in men associated with increased health risk - Correct answer -40+ inches
Waist circumference in women associated with increased health risk - Correct answer -35+
Dysphagia - Correct answer -difficulty swallowing
Odynophagia - Correct answer -painful swallowing
Achalasia - Correct answer -failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax
cholecystokinin (CCK) - Correct answer -stimulates gallbladder, stimulates secretion of pancreatic
enzymes, slows gastric emptying
secretin - Correct answer -stimulated secretion of bicarbonate containing solution by the pancreas and
liver
gastrin - Correct answer -stimulates secretion of gastric acid and pepsinogen, increases gastric blood
flow, stimulates gastric smooth muscle contraction, stimulates growth of the gastric, small intestine, and
colon mucosa
Where is the vomiting center located? - Correct answer -medulla oblongata
, The stomach is protected by? - Correct answer -gastric mucosal barrier
IBS symptoms - Correct answer -• Persistent or recurrent (comes and goes) symptomsof abdominal
pain, cramping• Altered bowel function• Varying complaints of flatulence, bloating• Nausea and anorexia•
Constipation and/or diarrhea• Anxiety or depression
IBD symptoms - Correct answer -chrons and UC
Chrons Disease - Correct answer -- A recurrent, granulomatous(usually discontinuous lesionsare
noted with sigmoidoscopy)type of inflammatory responsethat can affect any area of thegastrointestinal
tract from themouth to the anus.- Cobblestone appearance ofintestinal mucosa- Skip lesions- Common
problems: abdominalpain, weight loss, diarrhea,fistulas, strictures, perianalabscesses.- Uncommon: rectal
bleeding,development of cancer
Ulcerative Colitis - Correct answer -- A nonspecific inflammatorycondition of the colon- Ulcerative and
exudative,primarily mucosal involvement- Common: diarrhea, rectalbleeding. Development ofcancer-
Uncommon: strictures,abscesses
C. Diff colitis - Correct answer -common HAI, broad spectrum abx predisposes pts to being
susceptible, treated with metrinazole (Flagyl)
Which is more common, TEF or EA? - Correct answer -TEF
What is the survival rate of TEF/EA if recognized early? - Correct answer -90%
hepatic portal vein - Correct answer -receives blood from the digestive tract and major abdominal
organs
hepatic veins - Correct answer -valveless veins that empty into the inferior vena cava
