NUR 340 Exam 2 – Practice Questions, Answers, and Key Concepts (2025)

NUR 340 Exam 2 – Practice Questions, Answers, and Key
Concepts REAL EXAM!!!




What are risk factors for gastritis? - ANSWER ✔---Age

Medications: Aspirin, NSAIDs, Bisphophantes, Corticosteriods

Diet: large quanities of spicy or iritatting foods

H. Pylori

Environmental factors: smoking, radation, stress



Acute CM of gastritis - ANSWER ✔---Rapid onset of symptoms

Lasting hours to days

Epigastric pain

N/V



Chronic CM of gastritis - ANSWER ✔---Belching

Sour taste in the mouth

Early anorexia

Intolerance to spicy foods

Epigastric discomfort relieved by food



Labs for gastritis - ANSWER ✔---CBC: anemia/bleeding

BMP

Endoscopy

, H.pylori: urea breath test



Complications of gastritis - ANSWER ✔---Pyloric stenosis

Ulcers

Bleeding

Chronic H. Pylori



Teachings about nutrition for gastritis - ANSWER ✔---Six small meals a day



What worsens gastritis - ANSWER ✔---Stress

Coffee

Drugs

NSAIDs

Smoking



What medical management is used for gastritis ? - ANSWER ✔---Antiacids

H2 blockers: Famotidine, Ranitidine

PPI: Prazole



What acute inflammatory condition is the most common reason for emergency abdominal surgery? -
ANSWER ✔---Appendicitis



What are risk factors of appendicitis ? - ANSWER ✔---10-30 yrs of age

Male

Familial predisposition



What are CM of appendicitis? - ANSWER ✔---Pain in RLQ radiating up right shoulder

Anorexia

Nausea