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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● Which finding is MOST consistent with peritonitis?
Answer: Rigid, extremely painful abdomen
●● RUQ pain that develops after eating a fatty meal and radiates toward
the right shoulder is MOST suggestive of?
Answer: Cholecystitis
●● Severe epigastric pain radiating into the back is commonly
associated with?
Answer: Pancreatitis
●● Coffee-ground emesis MOST strongly indicates?
Answer: Upper GI bleeding
●● What is melena?
Answer: Black, tarry stool
●● What does hematemesis mean?
Answer: Vomiting blood
,●● If a patient with chronic liver disease suddenly begins vomiting large
amounts of bright-red blood, you should suspect?
Answer: Esophageal varices
●● Painful swallowing associated with heartburn is MOST consistent
with?
Answer: Esophagitis
●● Gnawing upper abdominal pain that temporarily improves after
eating is characteristic of?
Answer: Peptic ulcer disease
●● Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever MOST
strongly suggest?
Answer: Gastroenteritis
●● LLQ abdominal pain associated with fever and changes in bowel
habits is characteristic of?
Answer: Diverticulitis
●● What should concern you MOST if an older patient develops sudden
tearing abdominal pain radiating into the back?
Answer: AAA
, ●● A ruptured AAA will MOST likely cause?
Answer: Hemorrhagic shock
●● Severe flank pain radiating into the groin is characteristic of?
Answer: Kidney stone
●● Which behavior is commonly seen with renal colic?
Answer: Patient constantly changes position
●● What is blood in the urine called?
Answer: Hematuria
●● Jaundice and ascites MOST strongly suggest?
Answer: Chronic liver disease
●● What is ascites?
Answer: Fluid accumulation in the abdomen
●● A woman of childbearing age has sudden lower abdominal pain,
vaginal bleeding, and signs of shock. What should you suspect?
Answer: Ectopic pregnancy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● Which finding is MOST consistent with peritonitis?
Answer: Rigid, extremely painful abdomen
●● RUQ pain that develops after eating a fatty meal and radiates toward
the right shoulder is MOST suggestive of?
Answer: Cholecystitis
●● Severe epigastric pain radiating into the back is commonly
associated with?
Answer: Pancreatitis
●● Coffee-ground emesis MOST strongly indicates?
Answer: Upper GI bleeding
●● What is melena?
Answer: Black, tarry stool
●● What does hematemesis mean?
Answer: Vomiting blood
,●● If a patient with chronic liver disease suddenly begins vomiting large
amounts of bright-red blood, you should suspect?
Answer: Esophageal varices
●● Painful swallowing associated with heartburn is MOST consistent
with?
Answer: Esophagitis
●● Gnawing upper abdominal pain that temporarily improves after
eating is characteristic of?
Answer: Peptic ulcer disease
●● Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever MOST
strongly suggest?
Answer: Gastroenteritis
●● LLQ abdominal pain associated with fever and changes in bowel
habits is characteristic of?
Answer: Diverticulitis
●● What should concern you MOST if an older patient develops sudden
tearing abdominal pain radiating into the back?
Answer: AAA
, ●● A ruptured AAA will MOST likely cause?
Answer: Hemorrhagic shock
●● Severe flank pain radiating into the groin is characteristic of?
Answer: Kidney stone
●● Which behavior is commonly seen with renal colic?
Answer: Patient constantly changes position
●● What is blood in the urine called?
Answer: Hematuria
●● Jaundice and ascites MOST strongly suggest?
Answer: Chronic liver disease
●● What is ascites?
Answer: Fluid accumulation in the abdomen
●● A woman of childbearing age has sudden lower abdominal pain,
vaginal bleeding, and signs of shock. What should you suspect?
Answer: Ectopic pregnancy
