APEA- Assessment Gastroenterology
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED, 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS— GRADED A+
Abdominal percussion is performed to assess:
local inflammation.
generalized tenderness.
density of tissues and organs.
size and placement of the kidneys. ✔✔density of tissues and organs.
Indicators of oropharyngeal dysphagia include all of the following symptoms
except:
drooling.
nasopharyngeal regurgitation.
cough.
vomiting. ✔✔vomiting.
Of the five percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like sound heard
over air filled structures during the abdominal examination?
Tympany
Dullness
Flatness
Hyperresonance ✔✔Tympany
Stool that appears bloody, mucoid, or with pus, may indicate:
constipation.
a lesion in the sigmoid colon.
,hemorrhoids.
Crohn's disease. ✔✔Chron's disease
A patient is experiencing a dull achy pain in the epigastric area with eating. This
type pain is consistent with:
a gastric ulcer.
a duodenal ulcer.
pancreatitis.
dumping syndrome. ✔✔a gastric ulcer
duodenal = relieved with food
gastric = worsens with food
A 30-year-old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With flexion of
the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is noted. This finding
elicited a positive:
psoas sign.
Rovsing's sign.
Murphy's sign.
obturator sign. ✔✔psoas sign.
Atypical respiratory symptoms associated with gastroesophageal disease
(GERD) may include all of the following except:
coughing.
wheezing.
aspiration pneumonia.
rhinitis. ✔✔rhinitis.
, A patient complains of an unpleasant abdominal fullness after a light meal.
This complaint may be consistent with:
diabetic gastroparesis.
peptic ulcer.
gastritis.
gastrocolic fistula. ✔✔diabetic gastroparesis.
Pain of biliary tree origin may be referred to the:
right shoulder.
retrosternal area.
left posterior chest.
back. ✔✔right shoulder.
or right posterior chest
referred pain = pain felt more distal than the initial pain location
If a patient describes his stool as thin and "pencil-like", this could be associated
with:
constipation.
a lesion in the sigmoid colon.
hemorrhoids.
Crohn's disease. ✔✔a lesion in the sigmoid colon.
When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair surrounded by a
halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area. This finding is most likely:
an external hemorrhoid.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED, 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS— GRADED A+
Abdominal percussion is performed to assess:
local inflammation.
generalized tenderness.
density of tissues and organs.
size and placement of the kidneys. ✔✔density of tissues and organs.
Indicators of oropharyngeal dysphagia include all of the following symptoms
except:
drooling.
nasopharyngeal regurgitation.
cough.
vomiting. ✔✔vomiting.
Of the five percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like sound heard
over air filled structures during the abdominal examination?
Tympany
Dullness
Flatness
Hyperresonance ✔✔Tympany
Stool that appears bloody, mucoid, or with pus, may indicate:
constipation.
a lesion in the sigmoid colon.
,hemorrhoids.
Crohn's disease. ✔✔Chron's disease
A patient is experiencing a dull achy pain in the epigastric area with eating. This
type pain is consistent with:
a gastric ulcer.
a duodenal ulcer.
pancreatitis.
dumping syndrome. ✔✔a gastric ulcer
duodenal = relieved with food
gastric = worsens with food
A 30-year-old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With flexion of
the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is noted. This finding
elicited a positive:
psoas sign.
Rovsing's sign.
Murphy's sign.
obturator sign. ✔✔psoas sign.
Atypical respiratory symptoms associated with gastroesophageal disease
(GERD) may include all of the following except:
coughing.
wheezing.
aspiration pneumonia.
rhinitis. ✔✔rhinitis.
, A patient complains of an unpleasant abdominal fullness after a light meal.
This complaint may be consistent with:
diabetic gastroparesis.
peptic ulcer.
gastritis.
gastrocolic fistula. ✔✔diabetic gastroparesis.
Pain of biliary tree origin may be referred to the:
right shoulder.
retrosternal area.
left posterior chest.
back. ✔✔right shoulder.
or right posterior chest
referred pain = pain felt more distal than the initial pain location
If a patient describes his stool as thin and "pencil-like", this could be associated
with:
constipation.
a lesion in the sigmoid colon.
hemorrhoids.
Crohn's disease. ✔✔a lesion in the sigmoid colon.
When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair surrounded by a
halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area. This finding is most likely:
an external hemorrhoid.
