NSG6020- Gastrointestinal Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain.
With flex ion of the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal
pain is noted. This finding elicited a positive Correct Answers
Psoas sign
A 30 year old patient complains of frequent belching, pain in the
area below the sternum mostly after eating, and increased
salivation. These symptoms are often seen in patients who have:
Correct Answers Gastroespohageal reflux
A 35 year old male visits the nurse practitioner for complaints of
a fullness in his lower abdomen. He states that he noticed it a
hew days ago when he was working out at the gym. At times it
feels like a round lump in his groin. Examination reveals a
protrusion under the skin near the right groin area. This finding
could be suggestive of an: Correct Answers Inguinal hernia
A 40 year old female presents with generalized abdominal pain
and nausea. during the abdominal exam she exhibits inspiration
arrest with deep palpation of the upper right quadrant of the
abdomen. This maneuver exhibits a positive: Correct Answers
Murphy's sign
A 55 year old patient visits the nurse practitioner for an annual
exam. Stool sample revealed hematochezia. The patient is
otherwise asymptomatic. This finding could be associated with:
Correct Answers Adenomatous polyps
, A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents
with a poor appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody
stools with mucus and knees drawn to the abdomen with
screaming. These are clinical manifestations of: Correct
Answers Intussusception
A feeling of constantly needing to pass stool is termed: Correct
Answers tenesmus
A patient complains of an unpleasant abdominal fullness after a
light meal. This complaint may be consistent with: Correct
Answers Diabetic gastroparesis
A patient complains of severe epigastric pain that radiates to the
posterior trunk and entire abdomen. This type of pain can be
suggestive of: Correct Answers Acute pancreatitis
A patient is experiencing a dull achy pain in the epigastric area
with eating. This type pain is consistent with: Correct Answers
A gastric ulcer
A patient presents with chest pain and moves his hand from the
neck to the epigastric. This gesture could be suggestive of:
Correct Answers GERD
A patient presents with complaints of bloating tarry stools for
the last week. This symptom is seen in conditions related to the
Correct Answers Ascending colon
Solutions
A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain.
With flex ion of the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal
pain is noted. This finding elicited a positive Correct Answers
Psoas sign
A 30 year old patient complains of frequent belching, pain in the
area below the sternum mostly after eating, and increased
salivation. These symptoms are often seen in patients who have:
Correct Answers Gastroespohageal reflux
A 35 year old male visits the nurse practitioner for complaints of
a fullness in his lower abdomen. He states that he noticed it a
hew days ago when he was working out at the gym. At times it
feels like a round lump in his groin. Examination reveals a
protrusion under the skin near the right groin area. This finding
could be suggestive of an: Correct Answers Inguinal hernia
A 40 year old female presents with generalized abdominal pain
and nausea. during the abdominal exam she exhibits inspiration
arrest with deep palpation of the upper right quadrant of the
abdomen. This maneuver exhibits a positive: Correct Answers
Murphy's sign
A 55 year old patient visits the nurse practitioner for an annual
exam. Stool sample revealed hematochezia. The patient is
otherwise asymptomatic. This finding could be associated with:
Correct Answers Adenomatous polyps
, A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents
with a poor appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody
stools with mucus and knees drawn to the abdomen with
screaming. These are clinical manifestations of: Correct
Answers Intussusception
A feeling of constantly needing to pass stool is termed: Correct
Answers tenesmus
A patient complains of an unpleasant abdominal fullness after a
light meal. This complaint may be consistent with: Correct
Answers Diabetic gastroparesis
A patient complains of severe epigastric pain that radiates to the
posterior trunk and entire abdomen. This type of pain can be
suggestive of: Correct Answers Acute pancreatitis
A patient is experiencing a dull achy pain in the epigastric area
with eating. This type pain is consistent with: Correct Answers
A gastric ulcer
A patient presents with chest pain and moves his hand from the
neck to the epigastric. This gesture could be suggestive of:
Correct Answers GERD
A patient presents with complaints of bloating tarry stools for
the last week. This symptom is seen in conditions related to the
Correct Answers Ascending colon
