NUR 643E ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉In what part of the digestive system are fats and proteins broken
down? Answer: The stomach - uses HCL and enzymes
◉What lines the surface of the small intestine to help absorb
nutrients? Answer: Villi
◉What are the parts of the small intestine? Answer: duodenum,
jejunum, ileum
◉What are the parts of the stomach? Answer: The fundus, antrum
and the body
◉What is peristalsis? Answer: The sequential autonomic muscular
contractions that move nutrients along the digestive tract
◉What part of the digestive system is responsible absorbing water,
lubricating contents, and putrefaction? Answer: Large intestine
,◉What is putrefaction? Answer: Changes produced by action of
bacteria and microorganisms to decompose undigested food,
unabsorbed animo acids, cell debris, and dead bacteria
◉What is the function of the gallbladder? Answer: Concentrates and
stores bile
◉What abdominal organ has both exocrine and endocrine
functions? What are the functions? Answer: Exocrine - produces
digestive enzymes
Endocrine - produces insulin
◉What is the function of the spleen? Answer: Filter blood and help
fight infections
◉What abdominal organ(s) is located in the retroperitoneum?
Answer: Kidneys
◉What part of the social history do you always want to make sure
you ask about when assessing and abdominal complaint? Answer:
Alcohol use/abuse
,◉When you are palpating your patient's abdomen where do you
want to look for clues to the severity of their pain? Answer: Their
face
◉What is pyrosis? Answer: Heartburn
◉What type of disease is IBS, generally? Answer: Functional
◉45 y/o female presents to your office complaining of achey,
burning epigastric pain, especially after she eats. Your cardiac
workup is negative. What is high on your differential? What lifestyle
modifications do you suggest? Answer: GERD
Stay sitting up after eating
Wait a few hours after eating to go to sleep
Avoid spicy foods, chocolate, caffeine, acidic foods, etc
◉Your patient comes in with loss of appetite for the last few weeks.
What chronic medical disease do you want to keep on your
differential? Answer: Malignancy
◉Proton pump inhibitors can increase the risk of what infectious
disease? Answer: C. dif
, ◉When you are working up a patient with a chief complaint of
nausea what do you want to ask them? Answer: Pregnant?
When nauseous?
Have you taken anything?
Vomiting?
Relationship to food?
Bowel changes?
Taking medications?
PMS?
◉Your patient presents to your office Answer:
◉What does projectile vomiting in an adult make you think?
Answer: Increased intracranial pressure
◉You are seeing a patient in your office and he tells you he has been
having long, skinny stools. What are you worried about? Answer:
Intestinal obstruction
Malignancy?
◉What does fatty stool indicate? Answer: Malabsorption
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉In what part of the digestive system are fats and proteins broken
down? Answer: The stomach - uses HCL and enzymes
◉What lines the surface of the small intestine to help absorb
nutrients? Answer: Villi
◉What are the parts of the small intestine? Answer: duodenum,
jejunum, ileum
◉What are the parts of the stomach? Answer: The fundus, antrum
and the body
◉What is peristalsis? Answer: The sequential autonomic muscular
contractions that move nutrients along the digestive tract
◉What part of the digestive system is responsible absorbing water,
lubricating contents, and putrefaction? Answer: Large intestine
,◉What is putrefaction? Answer: Changes produced by action of
bacteria and microorganisms to decompose undigested food,
unabsorbed animo acids, cell debris, and dead bacteria
◉What is the function of the gallbladder? Answer: Concentrates and
stores bile
◉What abdominal organ has both exocrine and endocrine
functions? What are the functions? Answer: Exocrine - produces
digestive enzymes
Endocrine - produces insulin
◉What is the function of the spleen? Answer: Filter blood and help
fight infections
◉What abdominal organ(s) is located in the retroperitoneum?
Answer: Kidneys
◉What part of the social history do you always want to make sure
you ask about when assessing and abdominal complaint? Answer:
Alcohol use/abuse
,◉When you are palpating your patient's abdomen where do you
want to look for clues to the severity of their pain? Answer: Their
face
◉What is pyrosis? Answer: Heartburn
◉What type of disease is IBS, generally? Answer: Functional
◉45 y/o female presents to your office complaining of achey,
burning epigastric pain, especially after she eats. Your cardiac
workup is negative. What is high on your differential? What lifestyle
modifications do you suggest? Answer: GERD
Stay sitting up after eating
Wait a few hours after eating to go to sleep
Avoid spicy foods, chocolate, caffeine, acidic foods, etc
◉Your patient comes in with loss of appetite for the last few weeks.
What chronic medical disease do you want to keep on your
differential? Answer: Malignancy
◉Proton pump inhibitors can increase the risk of what infectious
disease? Answer: C. dif
, ◉When you are working up a patient with a chief complaint of
nausea what do you want to ask them? Answer: Pregnant?
When nauseous?
Have you taken anything?
Vomiting?
Relationship to food?
Bowel changes?
Taking medications?
PMS?
◉Your patient presents to your office Answer:
◉What does projectile vomiting in an adult make you think?
Answer: Increased intracranial pressure
◉You are seeing a patient in your office and he tells you he has been
having long, skinny stools. What are you worried about? Answer:
Intestinal obstruction
Malignancy?
◉What does fatty stool indicate? Answer: Malabsorption
