Exam With Questions And Verified Correct Answers
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Which of the following groups of medications is used in the medical
management of Crohn's disease?
Select one:
a. Corticosteroids and immune suppressants.
b. Anticholinergics and anti-emetics.
c. Antidepressants and antibiotics.
d. Immune suppressants and antidepressants. - - VERIFIED ANSWER- a.
Corticosteroids and immune suppressants.
Which of the following statements about Crohn's disease and/or
ulcerative colitis is true?
Select one:
a. Both Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis are characterized by patchy
mucosal involvement and skip lesions.
b. Crohn's Disease is limited to the colon and rectum.
,c. Ulcerative colitis is characterized by transmural involvement of the
bowel wall.
d. Ulcerative colitis begins in the rectal area and progresses backward
toward the ileocecal valve. - - VERIFIED ANSWER- d. Ulcerative colitis
begins in the rectal area and progresses backward toward the ileocecal
valve.
You are consulted to see a patient who has just been diagnosed with low
rectal cancer located distal to the dentate line. You will prepare teaching
materials to cover content areas related to which of the following
surgical procedures?
Select one:
a. Low anterior resection (LAR).
b. Abdominoperineal resection (APR).
c. Total proctocolectomy (TPC).
d. Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA or IAR). - - VERIFIED ANSWER- b.
Abdominoperineal resection (APR).
Pneumatosis is a radiologic finding associated with:
Select one:
,a. Hirschsprung's disease.
b. Gut Malrotation.
c. Diverticulitis.
d. Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). - - VERIFIED ANSWER- d. Necrotizing
Enterocolitis (NEC).
When preparing a 35-year-old male for colon resection with a temporary
ileostomy due to refractory Crohn's disease, he asks about sexual
function after surgery. You explain that this procedure involves:
Select one:
a. Removal of the rectum only.
b. Moderate incidence of premature ejaculation.
c. Do not anticipate any sexual dysfunction.
d. High incidence of erectile dysfunction. - - VERIFIED ANSWER- c. Do not
anticipate any sexual dysfunction.
You receive a referral for a patient scheduled for an abdominoperineal
resection. Prior to reviewing the chart and interviewing the patient you
can anticipate his diagnosis to be:
Select one:
a. Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
, b. Adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
c. Familial Adenomatous polyposis. (FAP)
d. Diverticulitis. - - VERIFIED ANSWER- b. Adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
Anorectal malformation in the neonate is also known as:
Select one:
a. Hirschsprung's disease.
b. Imperforate anus.
c. Turcot syndrome.
d. Volvulus. - - VERIFIED ANSWER- b. Imperforate anus.
Which of the following types of stoma construction methods is NOT
completely diverting?
Select one:
a. End stoma.
b. Loop stoma.
c. Separated double barrel stoma.
d. Brooke ileostomy. - - VERIFIED ANSWER- b. Loop stoma.