NUR 643E ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM
2025-2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST
What |part |of |the |digestive |system |is |responsible |absorbing |water, |lubricating |contents, |and
|putrefaction?
Large |intestine
What |is |putrefaction?
Changes |produced |by |action |of |bacteria |and |microorganisms |to |decompose |undigested |food,
|unabsorbed |animo |acids, |cell |debris, |and |dead |bacteria
What |is |the |function |of |the |gallbladder?
Concentrates |and |stores |bile
What |abdominal |organ |has |both |exocrine |and |endocrine |functions? |What |are |the |functions?
Exocrine |- |produces |digestive |enzymes
Endocrine |- |produces |insulin
What |is |the |function |of |the |spleen?
,Filter |blood |and |help |fight |infections
What |abdominal |organ(s) |is |located |in |the |retroperitoneum?
Kidneys
What |are |the |parts |of |the |large |intestine?
Cecum
Asending |colon
Transverse |colon
Descending |colon |(sigmoid, |rectum, |anal)
In |what |part |of |the |digestive |system |are |fats |and |proteins |broken |down?
The |stomach |- |uses |HCL |and |enzymes
What |lines |the |surface |of |the |small |intestine |to |help |absorb |nutrients?
Villi
What |are |the |parts |of |the |small |intestine?
duodenum, |jejunum, |ileum
,What |are |the |parts |of |the |stomach?
The |fundus, |antrum |and |the |body
What |is |peristalsis?
The |sequential |autonomic |muscular |contractions |that |move |nutrients |along |the |digestive |tract
What |part |of |the |social |history |do |you |always |want |to |make |sure |you |ask |about |when |assessing |and
|abdominal |complaint?
Alcohol |use/abuse
When |you |are |palpating |your |patient's |abdomen |where |do |you |want |to |look |for |clues |to |the |severity
|of |their |pain?
Their |face
What |is |pyrosis?
Heartburn
What |type |of |disease |is |IBS, |generally?
Functional
, 45 |y/o |female |presents |to |your |office |complaining |of |achey, |burning |epigastric |pain, |especially |after
|she |eats. |Your |cardiac |workup |is |negative. |What |is |high |on |your |differential? |What |lifestyle
|modifications |do |you |suggest?
GERD
Stay |sitting |up |after |eating
Wait |a |few |hours |after |eating |to |go |to |sleep
Avoid |spicy |foods, |chocolate, |caffeine, |acidic |foods, |etc
Your |patient |comes |in |with |loss |of |appetite |for |the |last |few |weeks. |What |chronic |medical |disease |do
|you |want |to |keep |on |your |differential?
Malignancy
Proton |pump |inhibitors |can |increase |the |risk |of |what |infectious |disease?
C. |dif
When |you |are |working |up |a |patient |with |a |chief |complaint |of |nausea |what |do |you |want |to |ask |them?
Pregnant?
When |nauseous?
Have |you |taken |anything?
Vomiting?
Relationship |to |food?
Bowel |changes?
2025-2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST
What |part |of |the |digestive |system |is |responsible |absorbing |water, |lubricating |contents, |and
|putrefaction?
Large |intestine
What |is |putrefaction?
Changes |produced |by |action |of |bacteria |and |microorganisms |to |decompose |undigested |food,
|unabsorbed |animo |acids, |cell |debris, |and |dead |bacteria
What |is |the |function |of |the |gallbladder?
Concentrates |and |stores |bile
What |abdominal |organ |has |both |exocrine |and |endocrine |functions? |What |are |the |functions?
Exocrine |- |produces |digestive |enzymes
Endocrine |- |produces |insulin
What |is |the |function |of |the |spleen?
,Filter |blood |and |help |fight |infections
What |abdominal |organ(s) |is |located |in |the |retroperitoneum?
Kidneys
What |are |the |parts |of |the |large |intestine?
Cecum
Asending |colon
Transverse |colon
Descending |colon |(sigmoid, |rectum, |anal)
In |what |part |of |the |digestive |system |are |fats |and |proteins |broken |down?
The |stomach |- |uses |HCL |and |enzymes
What |lines |the |surface |of |the |small |intestine |to |help |absorb |nutrients?
Villi
What |are |the |parts |of |the |small |intestine?
duodenum, |jejunum, |ileum
,What |are |the |parts |of |the |stomach?
The |fundus, |antrum |and |the |body
What |is |peristalsis?
The |sequential |autonomic |muscular |contractions |that |move |nutrients |along |the |digestive |tract
What |part |of |the |social |history |do |you |always |want |to |make |sure |you |ask |about |when |assessing |and
|abdominal |complaint?
Alcohol |use/abuse
When |you |are |palpating |your |patient's |abdomen |where |do |you |want |to |look |for |clues |to |the |severity
|of |their |pain?
Their |face
What |is |pyrosis?
Heartburn
What |type |of |disease |is |IBS, |generally?
Functional
, 45 |y/o |female |presents |to |your |office |complaining |of |achey, |burning |epigastric |pain, |especially |after
|she |eats. |Your |cardiac |workup |is |negative. |What |is |high |on |your |differential? |What |lifestyle
|modifications |do |you |suggest?
GERD
Stay |sitting |up |after |eating
Wait |a |few |hours |after |eating |to |go |to |sleep
Avoid |spicy |foods, |chocolate, |caffeine, |acidic |foods, |etc
Your |patient |comes |in |with |loss |of |appetite |for |the |last |few |weeks. |What |chronic |medical |disease |do
|you |want |to |keep |on |your |differential?
Malignancy
Proton |pump |inhibitors |can |increase |the |risk |of |what |infectious |disease?
C. |dif
When |you |are |working |up |a |patient |with |a |chief |complaint |of |nausea |what |do |you |want |to |ask |them?
Pregnant?
When |nauseous?
Have |you |taken |anything?
Vomiting?
Relationship |to |food?
Bowel |changes?
