GASTROENTEROLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 NEW UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Which choice contains three medications that should have liver function tests measured prior to the
initiation of the medications?
Terbinafine, atorvastatin, simvastatin
Naproxen, metformin, aspirin
Cimetidine, pravastatin, and propanolol
Ketoconazole, simvastatin, iron - answer>>>Terbinafine, atorvastatin, simvastatin
The relationship between duodenal ulcer disease and H. pylori infection is:
distant
very unlikely
possible
very likely - answer>>>very likely
The three most common causes of bacterial diarrhea in the US are salmonella, campylobacter, and:
E. coli
Enterovirus
Yersinia
Shigella - answer>>>Shigella
A 40-year-old patient has the following laboratory values. How should they be interpreted?
PIC: HBsAg- Negative
anti-HBc- Positive
anti-HBs- Positive
, GASTROENTEROLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 NEW UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Patient had hepatitis.
Patient has never had hepatitis.
Patient should consider immunization.
The patient has been immunized. - answer>>>Patient had hepatitis.
Many older adults have cachexia. What characterizes this?
Anorexia and weight loss
Weakness and fatigue
Illness and loss of muscle mass
Starvation and weight loss - answer>>>Illness and loss of muscle mass
A 45-year old patient has the following laboratory values. How should they be interpreted?
PIC: HBsAg- Positive
anti-HBc- Positive
anti-HBs- Negative
The patient has hepatitis.
The patient had hepatitis.
The patient should consider immunization.
The results are indeterminate. - answer>>>The patient has hepatitis.
A 19 year old female presents with a temp of 100.8°F and lower abdominal pain that began 12 hours
ago. She denies a vaginal discharge. Which choice below is the least likely cause of her symptoms?
Appendicitis
urinary track infection
renal stone
ruptured ovarian cyst. - answer>>>renal stone
, GASTROENTEROLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 NEW UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Choose the number on the image that most closely approximate the location of an indirect inguinal
hernia
1
2
3
4 - answer>>>4
A patient has hepatitis B. He probably has predominance of:
leukocytes
lymphocytes
neutrophils
eosinophils. - answer>>>lymphocytes
What is the most common nutrition syndrome in older adults?
Undernutrition
over nutrition
malnourishment
vitamin B 12 deficiency - answer>>>Undernutrition
Patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week. The symptom could be
consistent with:
cancer of the ascending colon
cancer of the sigmoid colon
gastric ulcers
small bowel obstruction. - answer>>>cancer of the sigmoid colon
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Which choice contains three medications that should have liver function tests measured prior to the
initiation of the medications?
Terbinafine, atorvastatin, simvastatin
Naproxen, metformin, aspirin
Cimetidine, pravastatin, and propanolol
Ketoconazole, simvastatin, iron - answer>>>Terbinafine, atorvastatin, simvastatin
The relationship between duodenal ulcer disease and H. pylori infection is:
distant
very unlikely
possible
very likely - answer>>>very likely
The three most common causes of bacterial diarrhea in the US are salmonella, campylobacter, and:
E. coli
Enterovirus
Yersinia
Shigella - answer>>>Shigella
A 40-year-old patient has the following laboratory values. How should they be interpreted?
PIC: HBsAg- Negative
anti-HBc- Positive
anti-HBs- Positive
, GASTROENTEROLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 NEW UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Patient had hepatitis.
Patient has never had hepatitis.
Patient should consider immunization.
The patient has been immunized. - answer>>>Patient had hepatitis.
Many older adults have cachexia. What characterizes this?
Anorexia and weight loss
Weakness and fatigue
Illness and loss of muscle mass
Starvation and weight loss - answer>>>Illness and loss of muscle mass
A 45-year old patient has the following laboratory values. How should they be interpreted?
PIC: HBsAg- Positive
anti-HBc- Positive
anti-HBs- Negative
The patient has hepatitis.
The patient had hepatitis.
The patient should consider immunization.
The results are indeterminate. - answer>>>The patient has hepatitis.
A 19 year old female presents with a temp of 100.8°F and lower abdominal pain that began 12 hours
ago. She denies a vaginal discharge. Which choice below is the least likely cause of her symptoms?
Appendicitis
urinary track infection
renal stone
ruptured ovarian cyst. - answer>>>renal stone
, GASTROENTEROLOGY EXAM 2025/2026 NEW UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Choose the number on the image that most closely approximate the location of an indirect inguinal
hernia
1
2
3
4 - answer>>>4
A patient has hepatitis B. He probably has predominance of:
leukocytes
lymphocytes
neutrophils
eosinophils. - answer>>>lymphocytes
What is the most common nutrition syndrome in older adults?
Undernutrition
over nutrition
malnourishment
vitamin B 12 deficiency - answer>>>Undernutrition
Patient presents with complaints of bright red stools over the past week. The symptom could be
consistent with:
cancer of the ascending colon
cancer of the sigmoid colon
gastric ulcers
small bowel obstruction. - answer>>>cancer of the sigmoid colon
