Health across the Lifespan I Practicum Final Exam
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. Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by all except
a. Pain
b. Diarrhea
c. Constipation
d. Bloody Stool
Answer
d. Bloody stool
. Which statement is false concerning how abdominal pain is produced?
,a.Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin, produce
abdominal pain.
b.Edema and vascular congestion produce abdominal pain by stretching.
c.Ischemia, caused by distention of bowel obstruction or mesenteric
vessel thrombosis, produces abdominal pain.
d.Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as Streptococci, Lactobacilli,
Staphylococci, Enterobacteria, and Bacteroides, produce abdominal pain
Answer
- d.Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as Streptococci, Lactobacilli,
Staphylo- cocci, Enterobacteria, and Bacteroides, produce abdominal pain
3. How can abdominal pain that is visceral in nature best be described?
,a.Abdominal pain that is visceral in nature is diffused, vague, poorly
localized, and dull.
b.It travels from a specific organ to the spinal cord.
c.The pain lateralizes from only one side of the nervous system.
d.Abdominal pain is associated with the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal
tract.
Answer
a. Abdominal pain that is visceral in nature is diffused, vague, poorly localized,
and dull.
4. Graves disease develops from a(n)
a. viral infection of the thyroid gland that causes overproduction of
, thyroid hormone (TH).
b. autoimmune process in which thyroid tissue is replaced by
lymphocytes and fibrous tissue.
c. thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins that causes overproduction of
thyroid hormones.
d. ingestion of goitrogens that inhibits synthesis of the thyroid hormones,
causing a goiter.
Answer
c. thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins that causes overproduc-
tion of thyroid hormones.
5. The pathophysiology of type 1 DM involves
Answer
autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells