NUR612 Exam Study Guide 2 () Questions and
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Where is the vomiting center located? - ✔✔medulla oblongata
The stomach is protected by? - ✔✔gastric mucosal barrier
IBS symptoms - ✔✔• 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 - ✔✔chrons and UC
Chrons Disease - ✔✔- 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 - ✔✔- A nonspecific inflammatorycondition of the colon- Ulcerative
and exudative,primarily mucosal involvement- Common: diarrhea, rectalbleeding.
Development ofcancer- Uncommon: strictures,abscesses
C. Diff colitis - ✔✔common HAI, broad spectrum abx predisposes pts to being
susceptible, treated with metrinazole (Flagyl)
Which is more common, TEF or EA? - ✔✔TEF
, What is the survival rate of TEF/EA if recognized early? - ✔✔90%
hepatic portal vein - ✔✔receives blood from the digestive tract and major abdominal
organs
hepatic veins - ✔✔valveless veins that empty into the inferior vena cava
hepatic artery - ✔✔blood supply to the liver
cholestasis - ✔✔represents a decrease in bile flow thru the intrahepatic caniculi and
a reduction in secretion of water, bilirubin, and bile acids by hepatocytes
Cholestasis symptoms - ✔✔puritis, skin xanthomas, elevated serum alkaline
phosphate level and deficiencies of fat soluble vitamins a, d, and k
What labs assess acute injury to liver cells? - ✔✔ALT & AST
ALT - ✔✔liver specific
AST - ✔✔liver and other organs
What labs measure hepatic excretory function? - ✔✔serum bili, GCT, and alkaline
phosphate
What measures liver structure - ✔✔US, CT scan, MRI
Correct Answers| Latest 2025
Where is the vomiting center located? - ✔✔medulla oblongata
The stomach is protected by? - ✔✔gastric mucosal barrier
IBS symptoms - ✔✔• 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 - ✔✔chrons and UC
Chrons Disease - ✔✔- 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 - ✔✔- A nonspecific inflammatorycondition of the colon- Ulcerative
and exudative,primarily mucosal involvement- Common: diarrhea, rectalbleeding.
Development ofcancer- Uncommon: strictures,abscesses
C. Diff colitis - ✔✔common HAI, broad spectrum abx predisposes pts to being
susceptible, treated with metrinazole (Flagyl)
Which is more common, TEF or EA? - ✔✔TEF
, What is the survival rate of TEF/EA if recognized early? - ✔✔90%
hepatic portal vein - ✔✔receives blood from the digestive tract and major abdominal
organs
hepatic veins - ✔✔valveless veins that empty into the inferior vena cava
hepatic artery - ✔✔blood supply to the liver
cholestasis - ✔✔represents a decrease in bile flow thru the intrahepatic caniculi and
a reduction in secretion of water, bilirubin, and bile acids by hepatocytes
Cholestasis symptoms - ✔✔puritis, skin xanthomas, elevated serum alkaline
phosphate level and deficiencies of fat soluble vitamins a, d, and k
What labs assess acute injury to liver cells? - ✔✔ALT & AST
ALT - ✔✔liver specific
AST - ✔✔liver and other organs
What labs measure hepatic excretory function? - ✔✔serum bili, GCT, and alkaline
phosphate
What measures liver structure - ✔✔US, CT scan, MRI
