NR 283/ NR283 (New 2026 Update) Pathophysiology
Final Exam Testbank |Verified Questions & Answers|
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Chamberlain
1. What is a common complication associated with a hiatal hernia?
□ A. Diarrhea
□ B. Hematemesis
□ C. Strangulation □ D.
Anorexia
Answer: C. Strangulation
2. Which microorganism is most commonly associated with chronic gastritis?
□ A. Helicobacter pylori
□ B. Escherichia coli
□ C. Staphylococcus aureus □ D.
Salmonella
Answer: A. Helicobacter pylori
3. What symptom is typically NOT associated with acute gastritis?
□ A. Hematemesis
□ B. Persistent chest pain
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□
Answer:
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,□ C. Nausea
□ D. Epigastric pain
Answer: B. Persistent chest pain
4. Which factor is NOT a known cause of peptic ulcer disease?
□ A. NSAIDs
□ B. Excessive glucocorticoid secretion
□ C. Infection with H. pylori □ D.
High fiber diet
Answer: D. High fiber diet
5. What is a common symptom of a sliding hiatal hernia?
□ A. Severe abdominal pain
□ B. Weight loss
C. Frequent belching
D. Constipation
C. Frequent belching
6. Which of the following is a sign of chronic gastritis?
□ A. Loss of secretory glands
□ B. Severe vomiting
□ C. Acute abdominal pain □ D.
Fever
Answer: A. Loss of secretory glands
7. What is a typical symptom of peptic ulcer disease?
□ A. Persistent cough
□ B. Severe diarrhea
□ C. Localized pain after meals □ D.
Chest tightness
Answer: C. Localized pain after meals
8. Which of the following can lead to increased abdominal pressure, contributing to a
hiatal hernia?
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,□ A. Pregnancy
□ B. Low-fat diet
□ C. Excessive exercise □ D.
Dehydration
Answer: A. Pregnancy
9. What is a common symptom of gastritis that indicates ulceration?
□ A. Hematemesis
□ B. Anorexia □ C.
Diarrhea
□ D. Headache
Answer: A. Hematemesis
10. Which condition is characterized by atrophy of the stomach mucosa?
□ A. Acute gastritis
□ B. Peptic ulcer disease
□ C. Chronic gastritis □ D.
Hiatal hernia
Answer: C. Chronic gastritis
11. What is a common cause of cirrhosis associated with immune disorders?
□ A. Alcoholic liver disease □ B.
Post necrotic cirrhosis
□ C. Biliary cirrhosis
□ D. Metabolic cirrhosis
Answer: C. Biliary cirrhosis
12. Which symptom is NOT typically associated with cirrhosis?
□ A. Ascites
□ B. Non-bloody diarrhea
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□
Answer:
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, □ C. Jaundice
□ D. Gynecomastia
Answer: B. Non-bloody diarrhea
13. What condition can lead to the development of esophageal varices?
□ A. Budd-Chiari syndrome
□ B. Portal hypertension
□ C. Chronic hepatitis □ D.
All of the above
Answer: B. Portal hypertension
14. Which of the following is a complication of portal hypertension?
□ A. Hemorrhage
□ B. Increased appetite
□ C. Weight gain
□ D. Decreased liver enzymes
Answer: A. Hemorrhage
15. What is a characteristic symptom of Crohn's disease?
□ A. Bloody diarrhea
□ B. Weight gain
C. Steatorrhea
D. Constipation C. Steatorrhea
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Final Exam Testbank |Verified Questions & Answers|
Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)-
Chamberlain
1. What is a common complication associated with a hiatal hernia?
□ A. Diarrhea
□ B. Hematemesis
□ C. Strangulation □ D.
Anorexia
Answer: C. Strangulation
2. Which microorganism is most commonly associated with chronic gastritis?
□ A. Helicobacter pylori
□ B. Escherichia coli
□ C. Staphylococcus aureus □ D.
Salmonella
Answer: A. Helicobacter pylori
3. What symptom is typically NOT associated with acute gastritis?
□ A. Hematemesis
□ B. Persistent chest pain
□
□
Answer:
1
,□ C. Nausea
□ D. Epigastric pain
Answer: B. Persistent chest pain
4. Which factor is NOT a known cause of peptic ulcer disease?
□ A. NSAIDs
□ B. Excessive glucocorticoid secretion
□ C. Infection with H. pylori □ D.
High fiber diet
Answer: D. High fiber diet
5. What is a common symptom of a sliding hiatal hernia?
□ A. Severe abdominal pain
□ B. Weight loss
C. Frequent belching
D. Constipation
C. Frequent belching
6. Which of the following is a sign of chronic gastritis?
□ A. Loss of secretory glands
□ B. Severe vomiting
□ C. Acute abdominal pain □ D.
Fever
Answer: A. Loss of secretory glands
7. What is a typical symptom of peptic ulcer disease?
□ A. Persistent cough
□ B. Severe diarrhea
□ C. Localized pain after meals □ D.
Chest tightness
Answer: C. Localized pain after meals
8. Which of the following can lead to increased abdominal pressure, contributing to a
hiatal hernia?
2
,□ A. Pregnancy
□ B. Low-fat diet
□ C. Excessive exercise □ D.
Dehydration
Answer: A. Pregnancy
9. What is a common symptom of gastritis that indicates ulceration?
□ A. Hematemesis
□ B. Anorexia □ C.
Diarrhea
□ D. Headache
Answer: A. Hematemesis
10. Which condition is characterized by atrophy of the stomach mucosa?
□ A. Acute gastritis
□ B. Peptic ulcer disease
□ C. Chronic gastritis □ D.
Hiatal hernia
Answer: C. Chronic gastritis
11. What is a common cause of cirrhosis associated with immune disorders?
□ A. Alcoholic liver disease □ B.
Post necrotic cirrhosis
□ C. Biliary cirrhosis
□ D. Metabolic cirrhosis
Answer: C. Biliary cirrhosis
12. Which symptom is NOT typically associated with cirrhosis?
□ A. Ascites
□ B. Non-bloody diarrhea
□
□
Answer:
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, □ C. Jaundice
□ D. Gynecomastia
Answer: B. Non-bloody diarrhea
13. What condition can lead to the development of esophageal varices?
□ A. Budd-Chiari syndrome
□ B. Portal hypertension
□ C. Chronic hepatitis □ D.
All of the above
Answer: B. Portal hypertension
14. Which of the following is a complication of portal hypertension?
□ A. Hemorrhage
□ B. Increased appetite
□ C. Weight gain
□ D. Decreased liver enzymes
Answer: A. Hemorrhage
15. What is a characteristic symptom of Crohn's disease?
□ A. Bloody diarrhea
□ B. Weight gain
C. Steatorrhea
D. Constipation C. Steatorrhea
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