PATH 370 Week 6 Study Guide
1. The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is:
A. lithotripsy of stones
B. chemical dissolution of stones
C. antibiotics and anti-inflammatories
D. cholecystectomy (Correct Answer)
2. A patient admitted with bleeding related to esophageal varices could be expected to receive a
continuous intravenous infusion of:
A. glucose
B. octreotide acetate (Correct Answer)
C. anticoagulants
D. proton pump inhibitors
3. Rupture of esophageal varices is a complication of cirrhosis with portal hypertension and
carries a high rate.
A. cure
B. morbidity
C. insurance
D. mortality (Correct Answer)
4. Barrett esophagus is a:
A. gastrin-secreting lesion
B. preneoplastic lesion (Correct Answer)
,C. benign condition
D. gastrin-secreting tumor
5. More than half of the initial cases of pancreatitis are associated with:
A. trauma
B. stones
C. alcoholism (Correct Answer)
D. high cholesterol
6. The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is generally described as in nature.
A. sharp and constant
B. steady and boring (Correct Answer)
C. intermittent and burning
D. intermittent and stabbing
7. A patient with chronic gastritis would likely be tested for:
A. Helicobacter pylori (Correct Answer)
B. occult blood
C. lymphocytes
D. herpes simplex
8. Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis
related to potential for:
A. respiratory depression
B. narcotic dependency
, C. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (Correct Answer)
D. allergic reaction
9. Premature infants are at greater risk for developing:
A. necrotizing enterocolitis (Correct Answer)
B. pseudomembranous colitis
C. appendicitis
D. diverticular disease
10. The most common causes of prehepatic jaundice are and ineffective
erythropoiesis.
A. hemolysis (Correct Answer)
B. metabolism
C. fibrosis
D. canalicular bilirubin transport
11. Ulcerative colitis is commonly associated with:
A. bloody diarrhea (Correct Answer)
B. malabsorption of nutrients
C. fistula formation between loops of bowel
D. inflammation and scarring of the submucosal layer of the bowel
12. A patient with pancreatitis may experience muscle cramps secondary to:
A. alkalosis
1. The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is:
A. lithotripsy of stones
B. chemical dissolution of stones
C. antibiotics and anti-inflammatories
D. cholecystectomy (Correct Answer)
2. A patient admitted with bleeding related to esophageal varices could be expected to receive a
continuous intravenous infusion of:
A. glucose
B. octreotide acetate (Correct Answer)
C. anticoagulants
D. proton pump inhibitors
3. Rupture of esophageal varices is a complication of cirrhosis with portal hypertension and
carries a high rate.
A. cure
B. morbidity
C. insurance
D. mortality (Correct Answer)
4. Barrett esophagus is a:
A. gastrin-secreting lesion
B. preneoplastic lesion (Correct Answer)
,C. benign condition
D. gastrin-secreting tumor
5. More than half of the initial cases of pancreatitis are associated with:
A. trauma
B. stones
C. alcoholism (Correct Answer)
D. high cholesterol
6. The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is generally described as in nature.
A. sharp and constant
B. steady and boring (Correct Answer)
C. intermittent and burning
D. intermittent and stabbing
7. A patient with chronic gastritis would likely be tested for:
A. Helicobacter pylori (Correct Answer)
B. occult blood
C. lymphocytes
D. herpes simplex
8. Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis
related to potential for:
A. respiratory depression
B. narcotic dependency
, C. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (Correct Answer)
D. allergic reaction
9. Premature infants are at greater risk for developing:
A. necrotizing enterocolitis (Correct Answer)
B. pseudomembranous colitis
C. appendicitis
D. diverticular disease
10. The most common causes of prehepatic jaundice are and ineffective
erythropoiesis.
A. hemolysis (Correct Answer)
B. metabolism
C. fibrosis
D. canalicular bilirubin transport
11. Ulcerative colitis is commonly associated with:
A. bloody diarrhea (Correct Answer)
B. malabsorption of nutrients
C. fistula formation between loops of bowel
D. inflammation and scarring of the submucosal layer of the bowel
12. A patient with pancreatitis may experience muscle cramps secondary to:
A. alkalosis
